Some other options to consider.
Terrorists were after the El-Al flight, but the TWA800 took off in it’s place. OOPS.
International arms dealer takes foreign visitors out on his launch for party. Someone takes the manpads launcher out and fires it. TWA800 was flying lower than normal and.....
Any terrorist who would base his plan on an aircraft leaving JFK on time either had never flown into or out of New York or was exceedingly stupid.
International arms dealer takes foreign visitors out on his launch for party. Someone takes the manpads launcher out and fires it. TWA800 was flying lower than normal and.....
Stingers are very expensive, not the kind of thing you would shoot off just to liven up a party.