Posted on 07/24/2014 10:21:54 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper
A Burkina Faso airport official told NBC News that wreckage from Air Algerie Flight AH5017 had been found in neighboring Mali, but French President Francois Hollande disputed that.
"No trace of plane has been found yet. All efforts will be used to find this plane. I have mobilized all our military in this area," Hollande told reporters. ......... Spain-based Swiftair confirmed it operated the McDonnell Douglas MD-83. Swiftair said 110 passengers and six crew were aboard the jet. It had been due to land in the Algerian capital at 5:10 a.m. local time (12:10 a.m. ET), but the flight was missing for hours before the news was made public.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
10hrs and counting and still no wreckage or hints.
They were saying on the news this morning that the plane was routed through a severe storm system. That may have had something to do with it but nobody will know for sure until the wreck if found.
If identifiable wreckage isn’t found, you can bet this isn’t a coincident. Someone is planning a BIG attack.
In the article they have a SAT pic....seemed like most of the heavy weather was south of where they lost contact.
Or Rapture....lol
The French had a significant number of Legionnaires in Mali a year or more ago. They hunted down Abu Siad and many of his ilk. Many terrorists KIA . However, still a significant presence in N. Mali....Just sayin’...
Man, this has been a bad week for commercial aviation. MH 17, the Taiwan crash involving the commuter plane and now this. MD 83- older airframe.
You might be on to something..Two planes that have not been found..and I am not laughing..Wars and rumors of wars..
Quite a few Lebanon lives on board as well....
The simple fact is though that it crashed on land and 12hrs now later...still no pings nor smoke nor claims.
Yahoo News has story now that Mali president says wreckage of Air Algerie plane has been located... spotted... no other details
france is sending in more troops—they do not mess about. france has a long memory and a bloody reputation.
Yeah hopefully not a false report!
Any info on the crew? Did either of the pilots previously work for Malaysia Airlines? This could be some weird kind of Darwinian Trifecta.
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