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Islamic State group in Egypt claims it downed Russian plane

A file photo of the passenger plane which crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

CAIRO: A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday, the group said in a statement circulated by supporters on Twitter.