Russia Protests Charlie Hebdo Cartoon Regarding Plane Crash

The publication of cartoons in the satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" about the crash of the Russian passenger plane "Metrojet" has faced protests from Moscow. The Kremlin and a group of Russian political officials expressed their outrage on November 6. The release of these two cartoons has also sparked reactions on social media, with some citizens criticizing them. One of the published cartoons depicts a man resembling members of the group known as "Islamic State" standing under falling pieces of the passenger plane, with the text: "ISIS: Russian aviation increases the intensity of its bombings." In another cartoon from the same issue, a skull of one of the crash victims is shown with the title: "Danger of flying with cheap Russian airlines." Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, described the published cartoons as "an exemplary case of insult to sacred values." Peskov told AFP and other reporters that "these (cartoons) have nothing to do with democracy, freedom of expression, or anything else. They are clearly an insult to sacred values." According to reports, a group of Russian lawmakers has asked their government to list the French satirical publication as an "extremist publication." Alexei Pushkov, the head of the Russian Duma, mentioned in an interview with TASS news agency the necessity for the French government to respond to the cartoons. The Russian airline "Metrojet" (Kogalymavia) disappeared from radar last Saturday while en route from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia. An hour later, pieces of the plane were found. All 224 passengers on board were killed in the incident. The cause of the crash is still unclear, but there are increasing suspicions of terrorism and an explosion on board during the flight. Following the crash of the Metrojet Airbus, a branch of the "Islamic State" known as "Sinai Province" claimed on social media that they had brought down the plane. In this context, it is likely that "bombing" caused the crash of the Russian plane. Britain: The Russian plane likely crashed due to a bomb explosion. The Russian passenger plane had "disintegrated" before the crash.