Group known as Sinai Province has previously downed helicopter but not believed to have weapons that could hit plane at cruising altitudeThe Isis-linked group that claimed to have downed a Russian plane over the Sinai peninsula has surface-to-air missiles smuggled from Libya,but nothing powerful enough to hit a plane at cruising altitude, experts say.
The jihadi group, and which calls itself Sinai Province,proved it posed a serious threat to low-flying aircraft when it brought down a military helicopter flying low over the area final year, and they could pose a serious threat to civilian airliners taking off and landing at the region’s airports. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com