[RummyChick]

Here is one thing we do know....it could take months to find out if there was a bomb or mechanical failure and this event will most certainly scare the American public. NBC has Dr. Peter Arnott ,on who is a pilot, talking about the approach. Says it had to be utterly catastrophic for it to come down this quickly.

[gopwhit]

Says it had to be utterly catastrophic for it to come down this quickly.

I agree with Dr. Arnot here --- if it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck.......this is just too much of a coincidence....

[Cinnamon Girl]

It would be a big coincidence IF IT WASN'T a terrorist attack. Anybody who pays attention to attacks in Israel knows that Arab terrorists like to attack on anniversaries and they favor Monday mornings.

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

Loud popping noise?....immediate nosedive thereafter?...this was a bomb.When are they gonna wise up and protect these flights??

[dixiemelody]

They are saying that an engine fell off. Fighter jets were only called out after the crash. So I really think it was mechanical and not a bomb or anything related to terroism. But that's just my own speculation. No matter what the cause, it only adds to the publics' current fear of flying.