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© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Russia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and VERONIKA SILCHENKO SOCHI, Russia©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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CrazyJoe
My condolences for the Russian people and for the families of the fallen. Whatever may be the differences among our governments, we are all part of the same human family.
forzaducati
What an absolute sad thing to say. Obama? Oh please. It's almost laughable. Don't you have any shame at all?
TorafusuTorasan
Wouldn't a gang of Syrian rebels stick out like a sore thumb in the Russian resort city Sochi?
JeffLee
It was a military aircraft filled with military personnel, belonging to a military that has inflicted untold misery on the civilian population of the region it was headed to.
Let's hear it for "perspective."
turbotsat
92 persons, 64 were CHOIR SINGERS ...
Asakaze
Very good words. What a pity that some people obviously are not the part of the same human family:
TorafusuTorasan
Hey fellas, no need for macho sniping over an obvious tragedy. Would just like to how Syrians are capable of bringing down a plane a few km from seemingly secure Sochi. If it was a terror attack, wouldn't an international terror group, i.e. not Syrian rebels, be the most likely culprit?
toshiko
I hope Russia will find out cause asap.
lostrune2
I predict years of endless conspiracy theories from Russia
SuperLib
Awesome.
turbotsat
Are the seas around Sochi really that porous? The aircraft was only a mile out when it crashed.
How far would a 'small boat' get before interception, especially after an air transport crash has stirred up?
Abkhazia is a few miles southeast of Sochi, but it's a Russian client state and "the Russian coast guard patrols their waters" (wikipedia), looks like about 80 miles of Abkhazian shoreline before the small boat would get to Georgia. If crossing the sea to Turkey, they'd stick out like a sore thumb.
Azzprin
There has been crashes in the past where no distress single was sent due to the pilots fighting for control. Loss of electrical power.
Was it carrying ammo in the hold which was not properly secured ?
Was it hit by a missile or did a internal planted bomb going off ?
Until a full investigation is carried out and evidence of the cause found, we will never know for sure.
gelendestrasse
Jeepers guys there are plenty of ways that an airplane can crash not long after takeoff. Jumping to conclusions much? I feel sad for the people who died and their families. But just piling on a tragedy to score points on a web board? That's a bit lame.
yamashi
@Burning Bush"My guess is (a US supplied) shoulder-fired anti-aircraft weapon from a small boat by "vetted" rebels."
It is impossible.