News Corp Denies Killing Story That Could Have Prevented the Crash of Metrojet Flight 9268
J.K. Trotter · 11/12/15 02:55PM![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170114185855im_/http://images.gawker.com/1516323274973590597/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Last week, Nick Parker of The Sun exposed the shoddy security standards at Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheik International Airport, from which Metrojet Flight 9268 departed on October 31 before mysteriously crashing on the Sinai Peninsula. The airport’s security is so lax, Parker reported, that British tourists have been able to circumvent the airport’s standard security protocols by slipping airport personnel as little as 15 pounds. If you’re inclined to believe an explosive device took down Flight 9268 (as the U.S. government allegedly does), Parker’s story explains how such a device could have made its way onboard. It’s an undeniably juicy scoop.