Sinai plane crash -- Terrorists responsible?

[HossamCFD]

Russia suspends all flights to Egypt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34743216

The BBC understands that UK officials received intelligence based on intercepted communications between militants in the Sinai Peninsula, indicating an explosive device may have been put inside or on top of the luggage just before the plane took off.

An unnamed investigator has told French news agency AFP that the plane's flight data recorder had shown that "everything was normal during the flight, absolutely normal, and suddenly there was nothing", suggesting a "violent, sudden" explosion.

 

[Astronuc]

Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack', Putin halts flights
http://news.yahoo.com/black-box-confirms-violent-sudden-demise-russian-plane-172633620.html

(AFP) The flight data and voice recorders showed "everything was normal" until both failed at 24 minutes after takeoff from the Sharm el-Sheikh resort Saturday, pointing to "a very sudden explosive decompression," one source said.

"Meanwhile, the head of Russia's emergencies ministry said Russian experts had taken samples from the crashed jet and were testing it for any traces of explosives."

 

[Astronuc]

CBS News reports "Explosion heard on cockpit voice recorder of downed Russian airliner"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/explosion-heard-on-cockpit-voice-recorder-of-downed-russian-airliner/

Sources say the sound of an explosion can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder -- although that still does not conclusively point to a bomb. But with U.S. intelligence closer to a consensus that this was a terrorist act, security is being stepped up at overseas airports with direct service to the U.S.

http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-fm-western-countries-havent-helped-war-terror-125341919.html

Ayman el-Muqadem told a news conference in Cairo that an analysis of the noise was underway to identify its nature. He said the way the debris was scattered over a wide area indicated the Airbus A321-200 broke up mid-air, but initial observations don't shed light on what caused it.

Was the noise caused by the sudden/explosive decompression, or mechanical failure precipitating the decompression, or a bomb?

I also saw comments in the media about a 'series of heat flashes'.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...n-last-second-of-cockpit-recording-egypt-says

http://globalnews.ca/news/2313087/f...of-the-russian-flight-which-crashed-in-egypt/

Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrojet_Flight_9268

 

[HossamCFD]

Russian security: Terror act downed the plane

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34840943

 

[Sophia]

It was now confirmed that it was a terrorist attack. Sorry, no internet source, just saw it on TV.

 

[Astronuc]

Russia: Plane brought down by homemade explosive device
Putin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed Russian jet
http://news.yahoo.com/russia-plane-brought-down-homemade-explosive-device-084256761.html

Russia confirms bomb brought down Egypt plane, vows revenge
http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-vows-punish-those-behind-sinai-plane-084311293.html

Egypt detains two airport staff in connection with Sinai air crash - sources
http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-detains-two-airport-staff-connection-sinai-air-093218164.html

The FSB offered a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible, and Putin said Russia would be relentless in its pursuit.

 

[S.G. Janssens]

Putin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed Russian jet

It is good to see Russia's everlasting dedication to the punishment of those responsible for destroying civil airplanes.

 

[lisab]

It is good to see Russia's everlasting dedication to the punishment of those responsible for destroying civil airplanes.

*zing*!

 

[Astronuc]

Bomb that downed Russian plane in Egypt placed in main cabin: report
http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-downed-russian-plane-egypt-placed-main-cabin-100839080--sector.html

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A bomb that downed a Russian plane in Egypt last month had been placed in the aircraft's main cabin not in the cargo compartment as reported earlier, the daily Kommersant said on Wednesday citing an unnamed source.

The newspaper, citing a source close to the investigation of the crash, said the epicentre of the explosion appeared to have been at the rear of the cabin near the tail section.

Ostensibly, this is corroborated by residue in the vicinity. This revelation would be consistent with the tail section being separated from the rest of the plane.

 

[nsaspook]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/19/us-egypt-crash-islamicstate-photo-idUSKCN0T725Q20151119#hBFxaPmqgtyi3d0D.97

http://www.canmuseum.com/Detail.aspx?CanID=39428

 

[nsaspook]

Russian attacks on Daesh OIL infrastructure.