The Egyptian Army has lots of AA cannon and SAM missiles. It is possible that they may have lost control of some in the Sinai to MB or ISIS insurgents that they have been fighting since the military took control from the Muslim Brotherhood government.
Raw AP reports:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015...he-latest.html
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12:25 p.m.
Egyptian authorities say the wreckage of a Russian passenger jet has been found in area where Egyptian forces are fighting an Islamic militant insurgency.
Egyptian security forces have been waging major operations against a burgeoning insurgency in the northern Sinai peninsula, including the city of el-Arish. Egyptian officials say the wreckage was found in the Hassana area south of el-Arish.
The long-restive northern Sinai has seen a spike in attacks targeting security forces since the military overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for many of the deadly attacks. The Egyptian government has restricted journalists' access to the area.
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WTF?
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4:50 p.m.
Russian investigators are searching the Moscow offices of Metrojet, the company whose chartered plane has crashed in Egypt, killing all 224 people aboard.
Officers of Russia's top investigative body, the Investigative Committee, were also questioning Metrojet employees and doing the same at the St. Petersburg-based Brisco tour agency that had contracted for the flight from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg.
Spokesman Vladimir Markin also said investigators are taking samples of fuel from the airport in Samara where the plane was last fueled.
The plane crashed Saturday morning in a mountainous region of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of the city of el-Arish, where Egyptian security forces have for years been battling an Islamic militant insurgency.
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Well, these are not official Russian reports ...
