1st special car with the bodies of victims of a plane crash in Egypt left from Pulkovo airport to the morgue of St. Petersburg. There will be an operation of identification of the bodies.

Around 06:38 GMT a car with the bodies of the crash victims A321 in Egypt went from the area of Pulkovo airport and police escort went to St. Petersburg, informs "Interfax". Operation the identification of the victims will be held in the mortuary on Shafirovsky Avenue.

After the morning meeting in the morgue will be sent to the Vice-Governor of the Northern capital Igor Albin with students in a timely manner staff. 1 Board with bodies of the passengers A321 landed at Pulkovo airport at 05:52. He brought home 171 the victim of the crash.

As we were informed Days.Roux, Airbus 321 of airline "Kogalymavia", October 31, which operates flights from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg, crashed in the Sinai. On Board were 217 passengers, of whom 25 children and 7 crew members. No one was aboard the plane survived. This tragedy became the largest by quantity of victims in the history of Russian civil aviation.

Experts consider various versions of the tragedy. Executive Director of the MAC Victor Sorochenko assumed that the liner has collapsed still in the air.
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