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Lawmakers question safety of foreign airports after Metrojet attack

Lawmakers in the House questioned the security of foreign airports that are the last points of departure for flights to the U.S. on Tuesday after the recent crash of a Russian plane in Egypt.

"The recent Metrojet crash over the Sinai Peninsula is tragically reminiscent of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which took down Pan Am Flight 103, killing all aboard, including 35 Syracuse University students traveling home for the holidays," said Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), who is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's Transportation Security Committee.

The comment came during a hearing about the Transportation Security Administration's efforts to secure flights to the U.S. from international airports on Tuesday that was scheduled after the crash of a Metrojet Airlines flight last month in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.