It wouldn't surprise me (or likely you either) if ISIS brought down the plane. However, Russia might not want this publicly known even if it is true because of potential pressure within Russia to take their military out of Syria. Within the Russian Military I'm sure there is a lot of anger towards ISIS if this is known to be true, which would only double or triple the resolve of those in the Russian military to totally wipe ISIS from the earth after this. But, it is the Russian people that Putin has to be careful of in all this. At this point, I believe governments know what actually happened. However, the desire of all governments on earth to end ISIS as a country in 1/2 of Syria and 1/2 of Iraq trumps the need to know publicly that ISIS did this. And likely if ISIS did this they just signed their own death warrant long term by doing this because of the reaction of all nations on earth to something like this.
IS Renews Claim It Brought Down Russian Jetliner in Sinai
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updated on: November 04, 2015 12:14 PM. The Islamic State is renewing
its claim to have brought down the Russian jetliner that crashed in the
Sinai Peninsula, challenging skeptics to prove otherwise.
News / Middle East
IS Renews Claim It Brought Down Russian Jetliner in Sinai
Last updated on: November 04, 2015 12:14 PM
The Islamic State is renewing its claim to have brought down the
Russian jetliner that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, challenging
skeptics to prove otherwise.
In an audio statement posted Wednesday on social media sites, the Islamic State said it would disclose details of the attack when it decides to.
Authorities say they have not found any evidence of a missile attack at the time the Metrojet A321 crashed Saturday, killing all 224 people aboard. That leaves open the possibility of an explosion aboard the flight from Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh resort to St. Petersburg, either from a bomb or a mechanical failure.
FILE
- Flights depart normally from Sharm el Sheikh Airport several hours
after a Russian aircraft carrying 224 people crashed after taking off
from Sharm el Sheik, a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, in
south Sinai, Egypt, Oct. 31, 2015.
Meanwhile, investigators are continuing to examine the flight
recorders recovered from the wreckage to try to determine a cause for
the crash.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has dismissed as "propaganda" claims by Islamic State insurgents they brought down the jetliner.
"When there is propaganda that it crashed because of ISIS, this is one way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and the image of Egypt," Sissi told the BBC, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State.
"Believe me, the situation in Sinai, especially in this limited area, is under our full control," he said.
A U.S. military satellite detected a heat flash at the time the jetliner crashed over the Sinai, authorities said Tuesday. But neither a missile launch nor missile engine burn was detected.
Experts told U.S. media outlets the heat flash could point to a
catastrophic event aboard the aircraft, such as an exploding bomb, the
explosion of an aircraft engine, or a fire aboard the plane, or even
just the aircraft parts hitting the ground.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said earlier this week he knew of "no direct evidence" linking the crash to terrorism. He also said it was "unlikely" that Islamic State had the technical expertise to carry out such an attack, but said, "I wouldn't rule it out."
Before heading to London for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, Sissi agreed with the British leader in a phone call on the need for "the tightest possible security" at the Sharm El-Sheikh airport.
Several airlines, including Air France, Lufthansa, Dubai-based Emirates and Qatar Airways have stopped flying over the Sinai Peninsula for safety reasons.
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In an audio statement posted Wednesday on social media sites, the Islamic State said it would disclose details of the attack when it decides to.
Authorities say they have not found any evidence of a missile attack at the time the Metrojet A321 crashed Saturday, killing all 224 people aboard. That leaves open the possibility of an explosion aboard the flight from Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh resort to St. Petersburg, either from a bomb or a mechanical failure.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has dismissed as "propaganda" claims by Islamic State insurgents they brought down the jetliner.
"When there is propaganda that it crashed because of ISIS, this is one way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and the image of Egypt," Sissi told the BBC, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State.
"Believe me, the situation in Sinai, especially in this limited area, is under our full control," he said.
A U.S. military satellite detected a heat flash at the time the jetliner crashed over the Sinai, authorities said Tuesday. But neither a missile launch nor missile engine burn was detected.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said earlier this week he knew of "no direct evidence" linking the crash to terrorism. He also said it was "unlikely" that Islamic State had the technical expertise to carry out such an attack, but said, "I wouldn't rule it out."
Before heading to London for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, Sissi agreed with the British leader in a phone call on the need for "the tightest possible security" at the Sharm El-Sheikh airport.
Several airlines, including Air France, Lufthansa, Dubai-based Emirates and Qatar Airways have stopped flying over the Sinai Peninsula for safety reasons.
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