Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to step up military force against the Islamic State in Syria after the Kremlin confirmed a bomb planted by the terrorist group brought down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt late last month.

The head of Russia’s security service confirmed suspicions Monday evening that the jet had been blown out of the sky Oct. 31 by a homemade explosive device placed on board by Islamic State terrorists, Reuters reported.

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