Metrojet Bomb Theory Gains Traction

The U.S. and the U.K. now appear to agree that a bomb brought down Metrojet 9268. Numerous reports quoting unnamed sources say the bomb theory is now front and center. The U.K. banned flights to the Sinai area on Wednesday.

The U.S. and the U.K. now appear to agree that a bomb brought down Metrojet 9268. Numerous reports quoting unnamed sources say the bomb theory is now front and center. The U.K. banned flights to the Sinai area on Wednesday. There has been no official judgment on the theory by any of the many bodies involved in the investigation but that seems likely soon. It appears signals intelligence played a role in the developing theory, along with satellite imagery. Egypt's ISIS affiliate has claimed all along that it was responsible but that was discounted because it was assumed that a missile must have been involved. Now the evidence seems to point to an inside job at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport where the flight originated.

The U.K. isn't allowing any flights from that airport, which normally sees 160 flights a day to serve the resorts in the area. Egypt says security is in place there and at all Egyptian airports but it's beefing it up in response to the bomb theories. "We are cognizant of the interest and the concern, and have provided additional security arrangements in all of our airports for the protection of our tourists and also to indicate that we are not failing any efforts," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told CNN.