Media reported about the arrest at the airport in Egypt the Russians with explosives
A Russian citizen with an improvised explosive device was detained at the airport Borg El Arab Alexandria. It is reported by Egypt Independent, citing a source in the security services of the airport.
According to the interlocutor of the edition, the Russian was about to Board a flight Turkish Airlines bound for Istanbul.
The airport security personnel noticed a suspicious object in the baggage of the Russians during the inspection. In the end, was caused by a group of engineers who identified the suspicious object as an improvised explosive device.
In the publication in the Arabic language clarifies that the passenger is detained, his case was transferred to Prosecutor’s office.
The employee of the Russian Consulate in Alexandria reported that diplomats who dealt in this situation. “The Consul General Rashid Gardens is the local authorities, and Vice-Consul Michael Kachurin arrived at the airport, where he was detained a Russian citizen,” he said.
The reports come amid continuing functioning of the ban on regular flights between Russia and Egypt. Direct flights between the two countries was discontinued on 6 November 2015, after the attack on Board the Russian airline “Kogalymavia”, EN route from Sharm El Sheikh to Saint Petersburg. The victims then were 224 people.
Russian authorities said that flights will be resumed as soon as the Egyptian side to fulfill all requirements for airport security. “We presented its comments on the Egyptian side. Wait, when they will eliminate. While the information that they are eliminated, we do not have”, — told RBC press Secretary of the Ministry of transport of Russia Timur Hikmatov.