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Furious Egypt claims American fears that a bomb caused Russian jet to crash are 'Western terrorism' intended to destroy its economy
British and US spies say bomb was likely smuggled on jet at Sharm airport
UK government responded by banning all flights to resort indefinitely
Egyptian media media say move was designed to damage tourism industry
Some commentators even hinted at collusion between Britain and ISIS
Headline in one newspaper read: Egypt stands up to the West's terrorism
For the latest on the Russian jet crash visit www.dailymail.co.uk/russi
Egyptian media have reacted with fury at claims by Britain and the U.S. that the Russian holiday jet was downed by a bomb, branding it 'Western terrorism' designed to ruin the country's economy.
The warnings of a terror plot came after British and American spies intercepted intelligence that suggested explosives were smuggled into the hold of the plane at Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
Britain responded last Wednesday by banning all flights to and from the resort indefinitely and this was followed by Russia over the weekend.
Opinion-makers in Egyptian print, online, and on TV, claim the move was not motivated by safety concerns for its citizens but because it wants to undermine the country or prevent President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi from making Egypt too strong.
And though they seem wild, these conspiracy theories have apparently tapped into the Egyptian mindset — so much so that when Russia last Friday grounded all flights to Egypt, some media speculated that Moscow had fallen victim to British pressure and manipulation.
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British and US spies say bomb was likely smuggled on jet at Sharm airport
UK government responded by banning all flights to resort indefinitely
Egyptian media media say move was designed to damage tourism industry
Some commentators even hinted at collusion between Britain and ISIS
Headline in one newspaper read: Egypt stands up to the West's terrorism
For the latest on the Russian jet crash visit www.dailymail.co.uk/russi
Egyptian media have reacted with fury at claims by Britain and the U.S. that the Russian holiday jet was downed by a bomb, branding it 'Western terrorism' designed to ruin the country's economy.
The warnings of a terror plot came after British and American spies intercepted intelligence that suggested explosives were smuggled into the hold of the plane at Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
Britain responded last Wednesday by banning all flights to and from the resort indefinitely and this was followed by Russia over the weekend.
Opinion-makers in Egyptian print, online, and on TV, claim the move was not motivated by safety concerns for its citizens but because it wants to undermine the country or prevent President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi from making Egypt too strong.
And though they seem wild, these conspiracy theories have apparently tapped into the Egyptian mindset — so much so that when Russia last Friday grounded all flights to Egypt, some media speculated that Moscow had fallen victim to British pressure and manipulation.
Scroll down for video
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3311460/In-Egypt-angry-talk-Western-conspiracy-plane-crash.html#ixzz3rAojsVte
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