Saint Petersburg Honors Victims of 2015 Sinai Plane Crash

In St. Petersburg, the memory of those who died on October 31, 2015, when a plane was exploded over the Sinai Peninsula, was honored.

Consensus

The memorial events took place on October 31 in Saint Petersburg.
The events commemorated the 11th anniversary of the aviation disaster over the Sinai Peninsula.
The crash involved an Airbus A321 operated by Kogalymavia on flight K79268 from Sharm-el-Sheikh to Saint Petersburg.
All 224 people on board died in the crash.
The crash was caused by a bomb explosion in the cargo hold.
The crash was officially recognized as a terrorist act by the Russian Investigative Committee.
The memorial site was the 'Folded Wings' monument at Serafimovsky Cemetery.
Flowers were laid at the memorial by relatives and attendees.
A requiem liturgy or panikhida was held at the Church of Dimitry of Thessaloniki.
A moment of silence was observed.
The events were attended by relatives of the victims, including children who had grown up since the incident.
The attack was claimed by the Sinai branch of the Islamic State.

The memorial event included a speech by Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly deputy Alexander Rzhannikov, who shared personal memories of the day and mentioned ongoing contact with affected families. — fontanka
The requiem liturgy was held at 7:14 AM, the exact time the plane disappeared from radar, and included a statement from Irina Zakharova, who lost her daughter, Captain Elvira Voskresenskaya, a firefighter. — vesti
The bomb exploded 23 minutes after takeoff, not 22 minutes as reported in other sources. — tg_paperpaper_ru
A memorial event was also planned in the Vsevolozhsk District of Leningrad Oblast at the 'Garden of Memory' on Rumbovskaya Hill. — vesti
Soft toys were placed at the memorial site, indicating the presence of children among attendees. — tg_paperpaper_ru