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Nearly 10,000 Brits flown home from Sharm el-Sheikh

Nearly 10,000 people have been flown back to the UK from Sharm el-Sheikh following the Russian jet crash.

The Department for Transport said more than 9,600 had been brought home since Friday.

Around 20,000 Britons were at the Egyptian resort when flights were suspended over security fears.

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UK hopes to return all Brits from Sharm within 10 days

Crowds in front of security check at the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh Credit: PA

Britain hopes to return all Britons from Sharm el-Sheikh within 10 days, a British official at the airport has said.

The British government is increasing the number of flights and will return about 2,000 British nationals on Saturday on nine flights, the official added.

Britain suspended flights to the Red Sea resort on Wednesday after saying it feared a bomb may have brought down a Russian jet which crashed, killing 224 people.

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