Same link now reporting that Downing Street (that's shorthand for the British government) seems to give credence to the theory that the explosion was inentional.
Seems like some new data point must have come to light for them to edge further out on that branch.
ETA:
Reuters now reporting
A Number 10 spokeswoman said: "While the investigation is still ongoing we cannot say categorically why the Russian jet crashed. But as more information has come to light we have become concerned that the plane may well have been brought down by an explosive device."
Seems like some new data point must have come to light for them to edge further out on that branch.
ETA:
Reuters now reporting
Reuters is reporting that a source close to the Egyptian investigation of the black boxes has said that the cause of the crash is looking more like an explosion - but it is unclear if it was caused by fuel or a bomb. ...
Additionally, a judiciary source in the investigation team told Al Masry Alyoum, an Egyptian newspaper, that "the cause of the crash is an explosion at the engine. The reason of the explosion will be determined on the examination of the crash site and the test of the bodies."
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