Experts believe that the explosive device that destroyed the Russian Airbus A321 over the Sinai on October 31 was either under seats 31A or 30A. This means that Maria Ivleva, a 15-year-old beautiful innocent girl, may have been the first to perish in the plane tragedy. The other passenger who is also being considered as another likely suspect is Nadezhda Bashakova, aged 77, who was sitting behind the young girl
Young Maria was returning from a holiday to Egypt with her mother – Marina Ivleva, aged 44 – when the bomb exploded with a force equal to one kilo of TNT. The mother was at seat 31B.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the bomb, and state the device was contained in a Schweppes Gold can.
Moscow has offered a $50million (£33million) reward for information about the persons involved in planting the bomb.
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