Drat! I just
knew I was leaving someone important out of my ping list to #38!
Apologies!!!
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Until an analyst with access to the wreckage says otherwise, I'm going to stick with my initial proposed placement of that 1 Kg bomb:
1: Above the passenger deck (in the cabin volume; not in the hold)
2. In -- or just forward of -- the aft latrine.
3. Severed or drastically weakened the tail section, and almost instantly, that thing went from a flying aircraft to a porpoising, tumbling, falling, lethal pile of disintegrating junk.
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My heart goes out to those poor people who had to experience that prolonged, violent, painful, deadly ride!
Isis has supposedly posted a photo of the bomb used to bring down the a/c:
...with credit to Freeper, maggief...
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I'm not quite ready to call, "BOGUS!", yet, but something about that doesn't look quite right -- especially the black blob on the right:
1) I have no idea of the V*I requirements to initiate that detonator, but if that blob contains batterie(s), they must be small ones.
2) Unless that blob contains an IC (555?) timer, the red & green LEDS have no function -- especially the red one ... '-)
3) OTOH, it is interesting that they would reveal a probably workable method of filling a drink can with plastique: cut around the bottom ridge, remove the bottom, insert plastique, and re-install the bottom using epoxy.
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As I said, I'm not quite convinced...