Egypt: Putin Orders Russia to Suspend Flights to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his government to suspend flights to Egypt until investigators are able to determine the cause of last weekend's plane crash, state news agency TASS reported, citing his spokesperson.

Putin made the order upon the recommendation of Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee, his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

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