South Sudan plane crash: 'Dozens killed' near Juba airport

BBC ^ | 20 minutes ago, 2015-11-04 | BBC

[WhiskeyX]

A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan's capital Juba, with at least 25 killed.

Some reports put the death toll as high as 40.

[Vaquero]

Yeah......crashed.

[cripplecreek]

Well this one was a Russian built plane.

[chuckee]

What do you get when you cross Malaysian Air with Aeroflot?
A fifty per cent chance of reaching your destination.

[bgill]

The skies are falling. I think staying home is the best choice.

[Genoa]

Waiting for ISIS clarification. I expect them to say, “No, we didn’t down this one. We downed the one in Sinai. Really.”

[AU72]

CNN will be back to all news about all plane crashes all the time.

[upchuck]

IMHO, no matter the reason, American citizens do not belong in the Middle East right now.

[Genoa]

Update, related: Reuters reports new ISIS audio insisting they brought down Russian plane in Sinai, “will disclose mechanism when we want and in the way we want.”

[Sequoyah101]

I think staying off of russian planes would also be a good idea. It has often been a good idea even in the best of times.

[Cementjungle]

So, the title says "Dozens Killed" while the story says "It is not yet known how many were killed on the plane, or on the ground".

As usual, the reporting is clear as mud.

[Trumpinator]

I still think it broke apart in midair because of a crack in the tail and an incomplete repair. Same thing happened to a Chinese plan recently. New airplanes are made of composite parts and there is almost no what a crack can be detected if it is internal to the composite material the way you can with metal/aluminum parts.

[halo66]

Downing Street believes “an explosive device” may have caused the plane crash in Egypt http://trib.al/KXhrq7K

I think the U.K. knows more than they are making public...

[halo66]

Sky News Retweeted
Alistair Bunkall ‏@AliBunkallSKY 6m6 minutes ago

Security source: The intelligence that prompted the UK government take this decision did not come from the wreckage of the plane.

[Genoa]

Breaking (YNet): UK suspends Sinai flights, says Russian jet may have been brought down by explosive device.

[Trumpinator]

I don’t discount terrorism at all - I don’t trust Muslim ground crews in poor countries but mechanical/stress failures still happen more than terrorist attacks.

[Trumpinator]

Thanks for the update.

[halo66]

Do you have a link to the Reuters article about ISIS audio? Thanks

[hattend]

Cargo plane with 25 dead? Were most on the ground?

[Genoa]

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/04/ISIS-affiliate-plane-crash-egypt-russia/21258677/