Great Britain Says Russia Plane 'Likely' Brought Down By Islamic State Bomb

Ofificials in Great Britain announced Wednesday that the plane recently downed while flying over Russia was "probably" attacked by the Islamic State.

The plane, carrying 224 passengers, went down in the Sinai Peninsula earlier this week, killing all passengers on board. Shortly after the plane's crash, the Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility, arguing that it had secretly attached a bomb to the plane, causing it to explode midair.

Authorities in Russia and Egypt have denied the claims of the Islamic State, arguing that the terror group does not have the power or access to take down a passenger airliner.

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in a statement that "ISIL-Sinai have claimed responsibility for bringing down the Russian aircraft, they did that straight away after the crash."

"We've looked at the whole information picture, including that claim, but of course lots of other bits of information as well, and concluded that there is a significant possibility," he added.

British Prime Minister David Cameron followed up on the claims, saying that it is appearing "increasingly likely" that the Russian plane was brought down by a terrorist bomb.

Russian authorities have remained defensive that one of their planes was brought down by a terrorist act.

Earlier this week, the Kremlin blasted the United Kingdom for failing to share important intelligence information with them regarding the crash.

According to the BBC, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added that Great Britain's explanation "seem like unverified information or some sort of speculation".