Jet broke up in the air

Egypt and Russia yesterday appeared to back away from their assertions that a Russian passenger jet crashed in the Sinai desert because of a technical fault, as it was revealed the plane broke up in the air and officials conceded it could had been brought down by a bomb on board. In the hours after the Airbus A321 crashed on Saturday - killing all 224 aboard and spreading debris and bodies over miles - both governments were quick to say the airliner appeared to be the victim of mechanical failur...