How convinced are they?
One official said "it's 99.9% certain."Another official told CNN on Saturday: "We believe it was likely brought down by a bomb."Russia-bound Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last weekend, killing all 224 people aboard.The evidence that it might have been a bomb centers to a large extent on British and U.S. intercepts of chatter after the crash from the ISIS affiliate in Sinai to ISIS operatives in Syria around Raqqa.
U.S. and British intelligence have been analyzing the specific language in the chatter to determine to what extent the operatives were talking about the type of bomb and detonator used, and whether that language was a true representation of what happened, one official told CNN.Several officials said it's the specificity of the chatter that has directly contributed to the U.S. and British view that a bomb likely was used.
Egypt considering all possibilities
Egyptian officials gave the impression Saturday they are not ready to say there was a bombing.A noise was heard in the final second of the cockpit voice recording on Metrojet Flight 9268 as it ascended on autopilot before apparently breaking up about 23 minutes after takeoff, the head of Egypt's investigation said Saturday.
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