Russia has offered a $50m
(£33m) reward for information which leads to the arrest of those responsible.
Russia has also boosted its
attacks on IS positions in Syria, with a US official saying Moscow is
conducting strikes using sea-launched cruise missiles and long-range bombers.
Two employees at Sharm el
Sheikh International Airport have been arrested by Egyptian authorities over
the bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268, which Russia has confirmed was caused by
an "act of terrorism".
Egyptian security officials
say 17 people have been detained following the 31 October attack, which killed
224 people.
Only two are suspected of
providing direct assistance to those who planted a bomb aboard the Russian
airliner, which crashed in the Sinai Peninsula.
The arrests come after the
Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed it was treating the crash as a terror
strike targeting Russian nationals.
US and British intelligence
has long suggested the crash was caused by an act of terror, with a member of
an investigation team saying they were "90% sure" that a noise heard
on the black box was a bomb.
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