Russian Airbus A-321 Down in Middle East

[McG]

The Globe and Mail is now also reporting on the evidence and speculation of an ISIS bomb.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/britain-halts-flights-from-egyptian-resort-citing-bomb-concerns/article27102490/

 

[The Bread Guy]

A bit more on the UK int angle:

The Egyptian security shutdown was sparked after British spies intercepted messages which showed Isil extremists had plotted a major terror attack in the region, the Telegraph can disclose.

The communications and “chatter” - uncovered by British intelligence only after the Russian passenger jet tragedy - are what led David Cameron to say it was “more likely than not” that a bomb brought the plane down on Saturday killing 224 people.

(....)

On Wednedsay David Cameron suspended all British flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh. Now the Telegraph understands that the crucial intelligence came after MI5, GCHQ and their US counterparts went back over communications of known fanatics in the region.

Their trawl revealed "chatter" in the days before the crash pointing to an imminent attack.

It is feared Isil affiliates in the Sinai region were behind the atrocity.

Meanwhile, he-says-she-says ....

• "British Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says Egypt will have to put in place tighter long-term airport security measures before British flights resume to the Sinai Peninsula ...."
• "British experts checked security Egypt's airports ten months ago and found it was 'good enough', says country's President as diplomatic row over his visit erupts"

 

[tomahawk6]

The voice recorder recorded the sound of an explosion.

http://news.yahoo.com/sound-explosion-heard-russian-planes-black-box-french-191906416--finance.html

PARIS (Reuters) - The sound of an explosion could be heard on the black boxes recovered from a Russian plane that crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, according to an investigator who had access to them, French TV station France 2 said on its website on Friday.

According to the investigator, the explosion was not consistent with an engine failure, the report said.

 

[Tuan]

So ISIS has infiltrated not only Egypt's police and military but also the staff at the Sharm airport?

Islamic State ‘Inside Man’ Might Have Planted Bomb on Russian Plane

 

[tomahawk6]

So ISIS has infiltrated not only Egypt's police and military but also the staff at the Sharm airport?

Islamic State ‘Inside Man’ Might Have Planted Bomb on Russian Plane

All it takes is one bad actor.

 

[McG]

An HME bomb has now been confirmed as the cause.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-kremlin-metrojet-bomb-1.3322272

I suspect Russia may be on side with France's proposal for an international coalition against IS.

 

[tomahawk6]

A $50m reward is being offered and you dont even have to wait for a trial and conviction.

 

[McG]

And now Russia has focused bombing efforts onto IS.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/putin-joins-france-in-bombing-isil-after-acknowledging-that-terror-attack-brought-down-russian-jet

 

[jollyjacktar]

Daesh release their photos of the bomb.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3323900/Is-IED-used-Russian-jet-Egypt-ISIS-magazine-releases-picture-crude-device-claim-used-bomb-killed-224-people.html

 

[PuckChaser]

How that thing got through any pseudo-modern security screening blows my mind. They didn't even try to make it look like the can wasn't tampered with.

 

[Good2Golf]

How that thing got through any pseudo-modern security screening blows my mind.

Technically? Yes, hard to imagine.

'Non-technical' factors?  That's another issue...

 

[jollyjacktar]

How that thing got through any pseudo-modern security screening blows my mind. They didn't even try to make it look like the can wasn't tampered with.

My wife has been to Cairo many times, the way she describes security at the airport, it doesn't surprise me one bit.  She makes it sound as if they could bring in an elephant with a suicide belt on if they wanted to.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

My wife has been to Cairo many times, the way she describes security at the airport, it doesn't surprise me one bit.  She makes it sound as if they could bring in an elephant with a suicide belt on if they wanted to.

It's a third world country, they are pretty much all like that.  They present a veneer of security and safety but you only have to lick the walls once to realize the paint is lead based and you now have blood poisoning  ;D

 

[jollyjacktar]

Oh yeah, her stories of Nigeria were outrageous in a funny/scary way.

 

[larry Strong]

How that thing got through any pseudo-modern security screening blows my mind. They didn't even try to make it look like the can wasn't tampered with.

Schweppes....could it have come in on the beverage cart, in amongst other cans of pop........



Cheers
Larry

 

[Journeyman]

It's a third world country, they are pretty much all like that. 

Tangent...kind of....

I was returning from having joined an Allied nation's team rotation through a third-world country. Part of the gig was firing weapons, etc.  The airport 'bomb swab' found evidence of explosives, so they opened the bag.  Seeing CADPAT, he called over his supervisor. They chatted for a bit, but came up with, "you're leaving the country, right? Off you go."  Security at its finest.  :facepalm: