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Much emergency vehicle activity. Not sure of cause, possibly went off runway into ravine (at end of runway). Caller says NOT a small plane.
1 posted on 08/02/2005 1:28:26 PM PDT by mitchbert
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bttt for further updates


136 posted on 08/02/2005 1:59:29 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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CNN 'expert' saying wind sheer may be the cause.


138 posted on 08/02/2005 1:59:30 PM PDT by TomGuy
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148 posted on 08/02/2005 2:01:25 PM PDT by Drago
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FoxNews: both pilot and copilot managed to escape, being debriefed now.


167 posted on 08/02/2005 2:03:07 PM PDT by TomGuy
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204 posted on 08/02/2005 2:08:53 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Bush's Fault.


206 posted on 08/02/2005 2:09:17 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
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CNN showing a fireball explosion about 8 minutes ago on the plane.


211 posted on 08/02/2005 2:10:29 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Live video feed here.
212 posted on 08/02/2005 2:10:36 PM PDT by Pirate21 (The liberal media are as sheep clearing the path along which they will be lead to the slaughter.)
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Presser moved to 5:30 EST (about 15 minutes from now)


219 posted on 08/02/2005 2:12:56 PM PDT by TomGuy
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297 passengers.

60 have been confirmed to have gotten out at this point.

Source: WPXI

http://www.wpxi.com/video/4800834/detail.html


224 posted on 08/02/2005 2:13:52 PM PDT by jdm (The answer to the extra credit question on a Columbia U exam is always choice C: "Bush's Fault.")
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Oh no.

Leah Walker, a radio reporter in Toronto, said she saw a third of the plane fall and that the rest became a fireball.

Prayers for all...

236 posted on 08/02/2005 2:15:17 PM PDT by LurkedLongEnough (Do you know who your real ISP is?)
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Air France - AFR 358
Departed - Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Aug 02 01:15 PM "Landed" - Toronto Aug 02 04:07 PM
73° F, mostly cloudy skies, Light rain with thunder.




New reports they attempted to abort landing and go around?


253 posted on 08/02/2005 2:17:20 PM PDT by Drago
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CNN

Eye witness is calling in from across the roadway, says they can feel the heat from the fire across the traffic lanes.


261 posted on 08/02/2005 2:18:47 PM PDT by TomGuy
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277 posted on 08/02/2005 2:21:10 PM PDT by TomGuy
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CNN

Eyewitness talking about a 'valley' at the end of the runway; that the plane ran off the runway and into that valley area.


287 posted on 08/02/2005 2:22:36 PM PDT by TomGuy
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thank you news life


311 posted on 08/02/2005 2:27:04 PM PDT by anonymoussierra (Nie b¹dŸ pochopny w duchu do gniewu, bo gniew przebywa w piersi g³upców)
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"It was 20 years ago today...."

DFW Airport, Delta Flight 191 August 2, 1985

316 posted on 08/02/2005 2:28:01 PM PDT by steveo (Member: Fathers Against Rude Television)
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FoxNews eyewitness reported seeing 2 busloads of passengers being taken from the scene. [Good news]


339 posted on 08/02/2005 2:31:47 PM PDT by TomGuy
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MSNBC

Reporting that Globe TV is reporting 291 passengers -- and all survived.


351 posted on 08/02/2005 2:33:43 PM PDT by TomGuy
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You realize, of course, that this is Bush's fault. If he'd signed Kyoto there wouldn't be all these thunderstorms.

-Dan

352 posted on 08/02/2005 2:33:52 PM PDT by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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