A Russian passenger aircraft carrying 212 people loses contact with air traffic control in Egypt.
Reports say the aircraft was carrying mainly Russian tourists and was traveling from the Egyptian resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh to Russia.
A report by Sky News Arabia initially said that the aircraft had crashed.
Security sources in Sinai Peninsula confirmed reports that an aircraft had gone missing, without clarifying whether they were referring to the same plane, Reuters reported.
(This is an ongoing development.)