- Islamic State Publishes Photo of Airliner Bomb
- Image in English-language magazine said to be device that brought down Russian plane
An undated handout photograph from the Islamic State ‘Dabiq’ magazine shows, according to IS, the components that were used to build the bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet in Egypt last month.
The Wall Street Journal
By Dana Ballout
Updated November 18, 2015 1:09 p.m. ET
BEIRUT—Islamic State on Wednesday released an image of the alleged improvised explosive device, or IED, it said it used to bring down a Russian jetliner over Egypt.
In the latest issue of its official English-language magazine, Dabiq, the extremist group said it found a security loophole at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, and aimed to down a plane “belonging to a nation in the American-led Western coalition against the Islamic State.”
The group’s claim couldn’t immediately be independently confirmed.
Islamic State’s Egyptian branch, Sinai Province, claimed the crash hours after it took place on Oct. 31, killing all 224 people aboard shortly after takeoff from the Red Sea resort city.
On Tuesday, Russian officials said they had evidence that the jet had been downed by a bomb.
“We can definitely say that this is a terrorist attack,” said Alexander Bortnikov, the chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has said that there is a strong possibility the plane was brought down by terrorism.
Russia was targeted after it began air strikes over Syria in late September in support of President Bashar Assad, whose regime Islamic State opposes, it said.
“A bomb was smuggled onto the airplane, leading to the deaths of 219 Russians and 5 other crusaders only a month after Russia’s thoughtless decision,” the magazine article added, using the group’s name for citizens of the countries that are fighting it.
“And so revenge was exacted upon those who felt safe in the cockpits of their jets.”
The photo published in Dabiq Wednesday shows a can of Schwepps Gold Pineapple, a drink found mostly in the Middle East, alongside what the publication said was a small explosive. The placement could indicate that the bomb had been hidden in a drink can.
Another photo shows passports allegedly belonging to three Russians who were killed in the crash.
“So when will the crusaders end their hostilities towards Islam and the Muslims?” asked the article, which ran in an issue titled “Just Terror.” “For until then, the just terror will continue to strike them to the core of their deadened hearts.”
Source: http://www.wsj.com
Crash site on the direct course heading to St Pete, just south of Medit. Sea, and east of Israeli border, so intense radar was focused on that plane as it descended.
ReplyDeleteThis is sad for the people who died and their families and friends regardless of cause. Let's not confuse the government of a country with the people who live in it. Presumably this all Russian citizen flight didn't deserve this anymore than anyone does who is killed in an aircraft crash.
ReplyDeleteThere are reports that the wreckage pattern indicates breakup at altitude. Given that this aircraft had 21,000 cycles, there is a good possibility that cracks have developed in the skin. If properly maintained, these are not a problem. If you've ever boarded an older aircraft you will notice a fair number of patches, particularly around doors and forward windows.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, if proper maintenance had not been performed in this aircraft, and cracks had been ignored, then structural failure is definitely a possibility. Russian airlines do not exactly have stellar record when it comes to maintenance.
The Russian aircraft industry has a deplorable record.
21,000 flights in 18 years is more than 3 flights per day....That seems like a lot....
ReplyDeleteAffect: Structural failure of tail section where connected to fuselage, triggered by pressurization at 33000 feet.
ReplyDeleteReason: Shoddy, uncertified repair work done to previously damaged tail section.
Lesson: Never ever fly Russian airline planes, walk as a last resort.
My heart and prayer go out to dead and suffering innocents anytime, anywhere.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Smirnov is channeling his inner Smirnoff. "In Soviet Russia, black box investigates you!"
ReplyDeleteOnly 140 of 224 bodies have been recovered and only 9 identified. This normally indicates a huge explosion.
ReplyDeletePictures emerge of potential shrapnel damage to the doomed plane
ReplyDeleteNew images of the plane that crashed into the Sinai on Saturday appear to show pockmarks in the fuselage.
The ringed area appears to show where shrapnel has exited the fuselage of Flight 9268
This could indicate potential shrapnel damage, caused by a bomb - or another exploding item inside the plane. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11976571/Russian-plane-crash-sinai-islamic-state-sharm-el-sheikh-airport-egypt-latest-news.html
Bomb residue?
ReplyDeleteThe unthinkable--starts to evolve--shut down the airline industry- as lone wolf Muslims are called to action.
ReplyDeleteHow much longer can we go without identifying the worlds mortal enemy?
---Islam
Remember the last time Egypt got involved in an air investigation?
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ReplyDeleteYour photo number 13 appears to be from an unrelated incident.
It's the average Egyptian guy on the street who is just trying to make a living that I feel sorry for. Tourism used to employ 1 out of every 8 Egyptians and was responsible for more than 10% of the county's GDP. The average guy in the street is going to see tourists and foreign dollars disappear and what will it be replaced with? These Muslim radicals have done a great job in setting up the Egyptian economy for significant setbacks....which has been their goal all along.
ReplyDeleteNo retreat in battle, and the government should not over talk or discuss their strategy but just take action.
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