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Egypt's military controlling repatriation of Russian passengers -Russian deputy PM

Published: 07 Nov 2015 - 02:56 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 07:46 pm
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Russian tourists double pack their luggages that will be shipped separately for more security on board the airplane at the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, November 7, 2015. Reuters

 

MOSCOW:  Egypt's military has taken control of operations to put Russian passengers on flights back to Moscow after Russia suspended flights to Egypt, state-run RIA
news agency cited Russian Deputy Prime Minister ArkadyDvorkovich as saying on Saturday.

Dvorkovich also said security measures at Moscow airports were sufficient and those had been in place for a long time.

 

Reuters