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UK flight barely dodges rocket over Sinai
INN ^ | 11/7/2015, 9:28 PM | (Arutz Sheva Staff)

Posted on 11/07/2015 8:06:24 PM PST by Olog-hai

A British plane narrowly avoided a rocket attack while flying over the Sinai Peninsula in August.

The Thomson Airways jet was approaching the airport in Sharm al-Sheikh and carrying 189 passengers, most of whom were British tourists on vacation. The pilot deftly managed to divert the plane and the rocket missed by only 300 meters. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airbusa321; egypt; eritrea; iran; isis; kgl9268; kogalymavia; redsea; rop; russia; sharmelsheikh; sharmelsheikhairport; sinai; sinaiplanecrash; stpetersburg; suezcanal; thomsonairways; unitedkingdom; yemen
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To: stormer

My guess, the shooter missed the target. A pilot could not maneuver that size plane that quickly to avoid the plane being hit.


21 posted on 11/08/2015 6:32:24 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: varyouga

I don’t doubt your expertise but I do believe it’s not germane to the facts.

Obama had the CIA take down the Russian airliner, perhaps with the coordination of ISIS, under the childish and mistaken belief that it would turn the Russian people against Putin’s efforts in Syria.

It won’t.


22 posted on 11/08/2015 10:13:44 PM PST by keat
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To: DesertRhino
Once again I've garnered a reply from The Smartest Man on Free Republic.

Obama had the CIA take down the Russian airliner, perhaps with the coordination of ISIS comrades, under the childish and mistaken belief that it would turn the Russian people against Putin's efforts in Syria.

Any news stories that seek to cover that up are pure subtrifuge, especially if pushed by the Kenyan's toadies in the UK.

23 posted on 11/08/2015 10:23:42 PM PST by keat
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