That very same flight received a bomb threat two days earlier.
“”Have any terrorist groups claimed credit? Terrorism doesn’t work if no one knows it was terrorism.””
Exactly. Hence, the reports of weather.
Okay, I'm generally not a tin-foil conspiracy believer, in fact, I consider myself to be a skeptic.
But, this event is really filled with a lot more questions than answers.
My only guess on the lack of a statement regarding a claim of credit is that this event was a test of a new type of explosive or mixture that the terrorists don't want reveal at this time-lest it draw intense scrutiny. It could be a precursor to a much larger event.
“Terrorism doesn’t work if no one knows it was terrorism.”
That’s not necessarily so ... this situation (so far)leaves everyone not knowing but many suspecting, and that creates another kind of terror.
Absent black boxes or other means of knowing what really happened, I would hope the passengers’ and crew’s backgrounds and associations will be looked into very carefully.
I don’t think the Shoe Bomber cared if anyone knew it was terrorism. Sudden Jihad Syndrome is a lonely affair.