US intelligence expert doesn't rule out ISIS role in downing Russian plane - Times of India: "mes Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, says he cannot rule out the possibility of the Russian passenger plane, which crashed in the Sinai, being brought down by Islamic State extremists.
Clapper told reporters in Washington that "we don't have any direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet" in the crash on Saturday that killed all 224 people on the Metrojet.
But he noted that the Islamic State group, which has claimed responsibility, has a significant presence in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Asked if Islamic State extremists had the capabilities to bring down a passenger jet, he said, "It's unlikely, but I wouldn't rule it out."
The United States, Germany and Britain all had overflight warnings in place for Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian passenger plane went down killing all 224 people on board."
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