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Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said the crash which killed all 224 people on board was due to "external" factors.

A top US intelligence official has said there is no direct evidence of terrorism in the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board, after the airline said it came down due to "external" factors.

Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said the crash which killed all 224 people on board was due to "external" factors.

A top US intelligence official has said there is no direct evidence of terrorism in the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board, after the airline said it came down due to "external" factors.