LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - British tourists will fly homefrom the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on Friday with extrasecurity measures in place after Prime Minister David Cameronsaid a bomb probably downed a Russian airplane, killing all 224people on board.
Cameron's decision to ground British flights to and from theairport angered Egypt, which depends on tourism revenue, anddrew criticism from the Kremlin, which said it had not beengiven details of the intelligence behind Britain's move.
"The additional security measures will include permittingpassengers to carry hand baggage only and transporting holdluggage separately," a spokeswoman for Cameron's office said.
"We are working with the airlines to ensure there aresuitable arrangements in place to reunite passengers with theirbelongings as soon as possible."
Outbound flights to Sharm al-Sheikh were still suspended and Britain advised against air travel to or from the airport, shesaid.
Thomas Cook Airlines, easyJet,privately-held Monarch, British Airways and Thomson operate direct flights between Britain and Sharmal-Sheikh. About 20,000 British tourists are believed to be inthe area.
A Sinai-based group affiliated with Islamic State, themilitants who have seized swathes of Iraq and Syria, has claimedresponsibility for the crash, which, if confirmed, would make itthe jihadist organisation's first attack on civil aviation.
In his first public comments on the disaster, U.S. PresidentBarack Obama said in a radio interview: "There's a possibilitythat there was a bomb on board. And we're taking that veryseriously." (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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