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West tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh on their way home

Airline passengers from the region stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh because of bomb fears are gradually making their way home. Flights to Egypt remain suspended up to and including 25 November

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People arrive back to Bristol from Sharm el-Sheikh

A Thomson Airways flight landed at Bristol Airport carrying passengers from Sharm el-Sheikh.

Many of those who arrived were due to come back to the UK on Thursday (Nov 5) but were delayed due to flight restrictions imposed by government.

Last weekend (Oct 31) a Russian passenger plane flew out of Sharm el-Sheikh and crashed killing all those on board.

A specific piece of 'signals intelligence' - such as eavesdropped conversation - picked up at the GCHQ listening station convinced Prime Minister David Cameron that the plane which crashed in Egypt was brought down by a bomb.

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