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Taken from the article & link I just posted above:

"The incident is absolutely not the result of a terrorist act," added Ahmed Maher, the foreign minister.

Airport officials reported no distress call before the plane disappeared off the radar after take-off. Helicopters, boats and local divers were recovering wreckage from the plane, including floating suitcases and debris. By last night only six bodies had been found.

On board the flight were 133 French passengers and a Morocccan and a Japanese, both women. Thirteen Egyptian and Moroccan crew also died.

It emerged last night that one woman passenger - Fatima Hjiaj, 47 - made two phone calls to her nephew. The first said there was a problem with the aircraft during taxiing before take-off. The second, as it was crashing, described another problem during the brief flight.

Mohamed Hjiaj, of Moroccan origin, said: "She said, 'Something's happening to the flight', then there were screams from the air hostess standing next to her and the line cut."

To: Pokey78
Mohamed Hjiaj, of Moroccan origin, said: "She said, 'Something's happening to the flight', then there were screams from the air hostess standing next to her and the line cut."
This sounds a lot like the famous blooper from the old "Lone Ranger" show: The townspeople were being held captive inside a coal mine by the bad guys, when one of the townsfolk says, "Listen, I hear a white horse coming!"

How exactly could they tell from a phone call to her nephew (almost certainly not recorded) that the screams he heard on the call were "from the air hostess" and that she was "standing" near his aunt?

6 posted on 01/03/2004 6:34:57 PM EST by Ichneumon
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To: Pokey78
One wonders whether what the flight attendant was screaming was, "J---s lady, shut the phone off!".

7 posted on 01/03/2004 6:37:23 PM EST by ArmstedFragg
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And if the flight had just taken off, everyone would be strapped into their seats; flight attendants included.

If a flight attendant really was standing in an aisle, perhaps the identity of that person needs to be confirmed by authorities...and investigated?

62 posted on 01/03/2004 9:55:58 PM EST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.)
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I thought that Muslim women weren't permitted to travel alone. Have the rules changed?

If a flight attendant really was standing in an aisle, perhaps the identity of that person needs to be confirmed by authorities...and investigated?

Oops. Excellent point. Since when do the flight attendants stand in the aisle during take-off? Hmm...