Posted on 08/02/2009 5:37:04 AM PDT by nuconvert
Italian newspaper says plane crash north of Tehran which left 168 people dead was caused by explosion of fuses slated to be delivered to Lebanese organization. According to report, members of Revolutionary Guards among casualties
08.02.09 / Israel News
An Iranian plane crash two weeks ago – which left 168 people dead – was caused by the explosion of sophisticated fuses slated to be delivered to Hezbollah, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported Saturday, quoting sources in the Middle East.
According to the report, the pilot of the Tupolev plane, which was making its way from Tehran to Armenia, sent an emergency warning 16 minutes after takeoff. Shortly afterwards, the plane crashed in northwest Iran.
According to the sources, the aircraft was carrying a large number of modern fuses composed of 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of explosives and electrical instrumentation.
The report is in line with testimonies on explosion sounds heard before the crash. According to the sources, the plane was meant to transfer the fuses from Iran to Armenia, and from there to Syria through Turkey, and then on the ground to Lebanon. This route was chosen, according to exiled opposition sources, so as not to draw attention.
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PONG
If true....Iran kills another 150+ people in the name of Allah.
A “fuse” with 2 kilos of HE? This is a firing device, meant to have enough punch to detonate much larger charges that need a good “kick,” including ANFO (ammonium nitrate/fuel oil), or artillery shells etc. IOW, terrorist bombs, such as IEDs.
Islam lovin’ terrs ferrying commie fuses on a commie plane to commie terrs crashes.
That’s rich.
good thing they didn’t draw attention to this sneaky little act
I love a happy ending!
Allah Ahkbar. We oughta shoot em down.
Kudos to the Mossad.
If true, this is the one shipment that was stopped.
Unfortunately, it also means another 10 shipments probably got through.
Didn’t Iran initally balame this on the US embargo on aircraft parts? Like we carry Russian parts.
They blame a cloudy day on the U.S.
Obama will have to speak with Ahmadinnerjacket about this.
Can this be true? Is it really likely that they had explosives and detonators in the same cases?
This is probably the reason:
The Tupolev’s three engines are in its tail section. The flames there could indicate “an uncontained engine failure,” said Patrick Smith, a pilot and the air travel and safety writer for Salon.com.
The average age of Iran's fleet of aircraft is 22 years, said Masoud Mohajer, an aviation expert in Tehran. Age itself may not be a problem - even older jets are in service around the world - but keeping them maintained is. Mohajer said Iranian airlines can't afford to keep even Russian planes in shape because of lack of government support.
He pointed to “the financial inability to buy new planes or carry out maintenance requirements.”
“Iranian airliners don't have enough cash even to buy new Russian planes. The government controls ticket prices. It's not profitable for airliners,” Mohajer said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_plane
Why would anybody ship armaments from Iran to Lebanon by way of Armenia?
You read my mind!
I’m not buying the engine failure story.
The regime has a history of transporting military equipment and dangerous contraband on civilian planes and also getting rid of ‘undesirables’ in plane accidents.
I don’t think IRGC were on the plane to visit their aunties in Armenia.
How ‘bout that...a good news-good news story!
“Mossad”-I love it when a plan comes together!
“Why would anybody ship armaments from Iran to Lebanon by way of Armenia?”
1)Maybe they weren’t. Maybe this was a ruse told to IRGC and/or others put on board by the regime to get them out of the picture.
2)Shipments directly from Iran passing thru Turkey have been stopped a number of times & fairly recently. Maybe coming from Armenia, they thought would be a successful route.
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