ISIS claims soda can bomb downed Russian plane

2015/11/18 19:58:00

Those who died in the Metrojet airliner crash included four Ukrainians along with over 100 Russian nationals

 


By Jesse Byrnes for The Hill, Nov 18, 2015

 

Islamic militants on Wednesday released a photo they claimed was a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet last month.

 

The photo shows a Schweppes Gold soda can, labeled as an improvised explosive device, next to what appears to be a detonator.

 

The image was published in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) English-language magazine Dabiq.

 

Russian officials said Tuesday that a bomb with up to 2.2 pounds of TNT brought down the jet Oct. 31, describing it as definitely a terrorist act.

 

U.S. and British officials have strongly suggested that it was a bomb that brought down the plane, killing all 224 people on board.

 

ISIS had previously claimed responsibility for downing the plane.

 

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