IS releases picture of bomb it says downed Russian plane

Islamic Extremism

Screenshot of photos from Islamic State’s Dabiq magazine superimposed on the cover of its 12th edition.

The Islamic State group has released a photo of the bomb it says was used to bring down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015 file photo provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, Egyptian Military on cars approach a plane's tail at the wreckage of a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg in Russia that crashed in Hassana, Egypt (Maxim Grigoriev/Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations via AP, File)

FILE – In this Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015 file photo provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, Egyptian Military on cars approach a plane’s tail at the wreckage of a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg in Russia that crashed in Hassana, Egypt (Maxim Grigoriev/Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations via AP, File)

The picture was published in the latest issue of the extremist group’s English-language magazine, with the caption “EXCLUSIVE – Image of the IED used to bring down the Russian airliner.”

The picture showed a yellow can of Schweppes Gold soda and what appeared to be other bomb components.

The extremist group, which has a powerful affiliate in the Sinai, had previously claimed to have downed the plane without offering further details.

Russia’s FSB security service said Tuesday that a bomb brought down the plane. Most of those onboard were Russian tourists. Egypt says it is still investigating the cause of the crash.

Story by the Associated Press