Chaos At Sharm Airport As All Flights Back To Britain Are Cancelled And Uk Tourists Are Sent Back To Their Hotels After Egyptian Authorities Stop Planes Taking Off

All of the rescue flights which had been due to bring thousands of stranded British tourists back home from Egypt today have been cancelled at the last minute, MailOnline understands. More than 20 planes were set to leave the Red Sea resort today to evacuate up to 20,000 Britons trapped after flights were grounded on the orders of David Cameron. But travellers arrived at the airport only to find out their departures had been scrapped at the eleventh hours amid chaotic scenes and were sent back to their hotels. It is unclear why. The operation has been taking place amid tightened security after it emerged British spies intercepted intelligence suggesting the Russian holiday jet was blown up by an ISIS bomb probably placed in the hold of the aircraft.

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