Russians mourn aircrash tragedy at St Petersburg cathedral

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Russians mourned for plane crash victims at a memorial service in a St Petersburg cathedral on Sunday with a bell tolling 224 times.

ST PETERSBURG (REUTERS) - People attend a religious service at St Isaac's Cathedral in St Petersburg, Russia, commemorating victims of a Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt.

The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, crashed on Oct 31 shortly after taking off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on its way to St Petersburg, killing all 224 people on board.

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