15 Bodies Moved From Russian Plane Crash Site to Zeinhom Morgue

15 Bodies Moved From Russian Plane Crash Site to Zeinhom Morgue

Medical team: Bodies numbered and samples taken to identify them

The plane's passengers include 214 Russian tourists and 3 Ukrainians, most of them women

The medical team at the site of the Russian plane crash in the Al-Hasana area of central Sinai numbered the bodies found at the crash site, in order to begin taking the necessary samples and all procedures to facilitate identification of the bodies.

For his part, Prime Minister Eng. Sherif Ismail reviewed the procedures for evacuating 15 bodies, which were transported by aircraft to the Zeinhom morgue in Cairo, after he arrived at Kabrit Airport in central Sinai and met with General Sedki Sobhi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, and the Commander of the Air Force.

It is worth noting that, according to the official lists, there were 217 passengers on board, 214 from Russia and 3 from Ukraine, including 138 women, 62 men and 17 children, in addition to the plane's crew of 7.

The 18-year-old "Airbus 321" plane had arrived at Sharm El-Sheikh Airport at 5:30 p.m. yesterday, Friday, and departed today, Saturday, at 5:58 a.m.