Infrared Satellite Detects Flash Near Site of Russian Metrojet Crash
It takes a missile the size that goes with trucks and support crew to hit a plane at 30,000 feet. But a small bomb well hidden can do the job all too well as we have seen before. it is still very soon so a certain caveat goes with this information.
New evidence suggests an onboard explosion may have caused a Russian Metrojet airliner to break apart and crash in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula over the weekend.
Infrared satellite images released by U.S. officials to NBC News show a heat flash near the location of the crash that killed all 224 passengers, the network reported.
The sign of a flash contradicts speculation that the commercial airliner was downed by a missile. Instead, intelligence analysts told NBC, it suggests that the explosion may have originated on board the plane.
“The speculation that this plane was brought down by a missile is off the table,” the official told NBC.
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