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Islamic State claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt
Reuters ^ | 10-31-2015 | Reuters

Posted on 10/31/2015 7:58:02 AM PDT by tcrlaf

A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday, the group said in a statement circulated by supporters on Twitter.

SNIP....

"The fighters of the Islamic State were able to down a Russian plane over Sinai province that was carrying over 220 Russian crusaders. They were all killed, thanks be to God," the statement circulated on Twitter said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: airbusa321; crashrussia; egypt; eritrea; iran; isis; islam; islamicstate; kgl9268; kogalymavia; redsea; russia; russiaplanecrash; sharmelsheikh; sinai; sinaiplanecrash; stpetersburg; suezcanal; yemen
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To: null and void

One would assume it would be 20,000 from the height. But that would show up on radar. Not to say that could not be suppressed.

But I like the way you think.


101 posted on 10/31/2015 9:30:43 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: PIF

One does not just put one of those SAMs on the back of a Toyota and drive across North Africa, into Egypt and across the Suez into Sinai.

There are people on the lookout for this stuff.


102 posted on 10/31/2015 9:34:48 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: wrench
As clear as an azure sky of deepest summer.


103 posted on 10/31/2015 9:41:50 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: tcrlaf

Debka was right.


104 posted on 10/31/2015 9:42:30 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: tcrlaf

ISIS just signed their death warrant. Go Get ‘Em, Vlad.


105 posted on 10/31/2015 9:43:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: UCANSEE2

Certainly makes sense, and you gotta wonder if Russia’s economy is as bad as we hear just how good the maintenance on these planes is as well.


106 posted on 10/31/2015 9:44:41 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepuplic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon ok)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

PLEASE let this have Hillary’s! fingerprints all over it; let these deaths NOT be in vain!


She must be somewhere right now doing her fear cackle.


107 posted on 10/31/2015 9:44:54 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Vermont Lt

According to reports after the war that is pretty much exactly what they did, plus a few hidden compartments in various smuggling ships and dhows. Cash is king in that neighborhood, bribes are a way of life, and there was lots of both floating around after the fall of Saddam and Qaddafi.


108 posted on 10/31/2015 9:45:48 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: UCANSEE2
However, I still doubt their claim.

You, me and the Russian transport minister.

Unless, of course they had an agent working as a baggage handler at Sharm le Sheik and got a bomb aboard -- a better translation of the claim leaves ambiguous how it was brought down.

109 posted on 10/31/2015 9:49:25 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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To: The_Reader_David
-- a better translation of the claim leaves ambiguous how it was brought down.

Allah did it.

110 posted on 10/31/2015 9:53:28 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Libya has S75, S125, and S200 SAM systems. It is not a stretch at all to think the MB, ISIS, or whatever you want to call the terrorist flavor of the day, has acquired one or more of these and figured out where the on/off button is.


111 posted on 10/31/2015 9:58:20 AM PDT by wrench
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To: ichabod1

Sheet yea!


112 posted on 10/31/2015 10:23:04 AM PDT by anton
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To: rodguy911
as we hear just how good the maintenance on these planes is as well.

Three Russian Aircraft Crash in Past Week, Two Fleets Grounded by Mike Hoffman on June 11, 2015

Russia's military aircraft are now crashing from overuse - July 14, 2015

113 posted on 10/31/2015 10:27:12 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: The_Reader_David

Consider this.

The aircraft may have had engine problems/mechanical problems, and descended for an emergency landing, and been shot by a missile from Egypt/Sinai who perceived it as a sneak attack.

(just trying to consider all possibilities)


114 posted on 10/31/2015 10:29:42 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Chode

“...that said, since they claim responsibility make them pay, BIG TIME!!!”

I totally agree. It really doesn’t matter what actually happened. If these islamic pigs want to claim responsibility, let them suffer the consequence. I doubt the Russians will need innumerable committees and meetings to decide what to do, nor will they have to appeal the the UN and wait months for their OK. I would like to see the Russians rip and tear, and let allah sort them out when they arrive in front of him in hell.


115 posted on 10/31/2015 10:32:49 AM PDT by Gideon300
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To: Gideon300
100%!!!
116 posted on 10/31/2015 11:50:50 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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