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photo published in Islamic State propaganda magazine, Dubiq, claims to
show the bomb that brought down a Russian Metrojet over the Sinai
peninsula in Egypt.
The
Islamic State terrorist group on Wednesday released a photo of what it
said was the simply constructed bomb that brought down the Russian
Metrojet plane over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month.
The photo, showing a soda can and what appeared to be a detonator and switch, was published in Dabiq, the terror organization’s propaganda magazine, with the caption “Image of the I.E.D. used to bring down the Russian airliner,” according to multiple news outlets.
The photo was also circulated on Twitter by various Islamic State-affiliated Twitter accounts.
The photo has not yet been verified.
Jim Cavanaugh, former special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), told NBC the photo “looks very real.”
“We’re looking at a commercially-made detonator in the middle,” he said.
“On the right is what looks like a switch and possibly a battery. We don’t know what may or may not have acted as a timer,” he told NBC.
“If they used a reliable military-grade explosive … a very good quality military explosive with a fast-detonating rate … then this would be enough to bring down a plane.”
The photo was posted only a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s own security agency had found traces of explosives in the debris of the Airbus A321.
The commercial airliner was heading from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 31 when it crashed, killing all 224 people on board.
The Kremlin has announced a $50 million reward for information regarding the incident.
The magazine also published a photo of what it said were passports belonging to dead Russians “obtained by the mujahideen,” NBC reported.
“After having discovered a way to compromise the security at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and resolving to bring down a plane belonging to a nation in the American-led Western coalition against ISIS, the target was changed to a Russian plane,” the magazine said.
“A bomb was smuggled onto the airplane, leading to the deaths of 219 Russians and 5 other crusaders only a month after Russia’s thoughtless decision.”
Moscow began launching airstrikes in Syrian in late September and has ramped up their air campaign since the Metrojet crash.
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The photo, showing a soda can and what appeared to be a detonator and switch, was published in Dabiq, the terror organization’s propaganda magazine, with the caption “Image of the I.E.D. used to bring down the Russian airliner,” according to multiple news outlets.
The photo has not yet been verified.
Jim Cavanaugh, former special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), told NBC the photo “looks very real.”
“We’re looking at a commercially-made detonator in the middle,” he said.
“On the right is what looks like a switch and possibly a battery. We don’t know what may or may not have acted as a timer,” he told NBC.
“If they used a reliable military-grade explosive … a very good quality military explosive with a fast-detonating rate … then this would be enough to bring down a plane.”
The photo was posted only a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s own security agency had found traces of explosives in the debris of the Airbus A321.
The commercial airliner was heading from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 31 when it crashed, killing all 224 people on board.
The Kremlin has announced a $50 million reward for information regarding the incident.
The magazine also published a photo of what it said were passports belonging to dead Russians “obtained by the mujahideen,” NBC reported.
“After having discovered a way to compromise the security at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and resolving to bring down a plane belonging to a nation in the American-led Western coalition against ISIS, the target was changed to a Russian plane,” the magazine said.
“A bomb was smuggled onto the airplane, leading to the deaths of 219 Russians and 5 other crusaders only a month after Russia’s thoughtless decision.”
Moscow began launching airstrikes in Syrian in late September and has ramped up their air campaign since the Metrojet crash.
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