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| Rocket attack on UK Passenger Jet landing in Sharm El Sheikh IN AUGUST |
| 2015-11-07 |
| Yet it never made the news, cuz teh proles might panic A British plane carrying 189 passengers came 'within 1,000ft' of a rocket as it approached Sharm El Sheikh, it emerged last night. The Thomson flight from London Stansted only took evasive action after the pilot spotted the missile speeding through the air. The jet landed safely, and holidaymakers were not told they had been seconds from disaster. The revelation comes amid claims British jihadists had spoken about an Islamic State 'mole' at Sharm el-Sheikh airport minutes after a Metrojet plane crashed in Sinai, killing all 224 on board. According to the Sun, British extremists were discussing details of the plot in online 'chatter' picked up by US intelligence officers. Sources told the newspaper there was suggestion there might still be an Islamic State agent active in Sharm el-Sheikh airport. Meanwhile, US news outlet NBC said American officials had heard leaders from the terror group boasting about the downing of a Russian passenger jet over Egypt. Citing unnamed officials, the report said ISIS chiefs in Raqqa, Syria, were heard speaking to an affiliated group in the Sinai Peninsula about taking down the plane and how it was done. An intercepted message from the group also warned of 'something big in the area' before the crash. The Department for Transport confirmed the Thomson near-miss incident took place on August 23 – just two months before the Metrojet plane crash. A source said: 'The first officer was in charge at the time but the pilot was in the cockpit and saw the rocket coming towards the plane. 'He ordered that the flight turn to the left to avoid the rocket, which was about 1,000ft away.' They said the five members of cabin crew only found out about the incident after landing. The 'shaken' staff were offered the chance to stay the night in Egypt, but chose to head straight back to the UK on a flight that took off with no internal or external lights. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #6 You know how Disneyland has fireworks? Well... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-07 15:09 |
| #5 Probably just part of an Egyptian wedding reception. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-11-07 14:44 |
| #4 Now what would a missile do so close to Sharm el Sheik? Who shot it and at what? It's not the Egyptian Mars mission I suppose? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2015-11-07 11:46 |
| #3 Marmalade Victory! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-11-07 11:28 |
| #2 Re: #1, Wow, both droll and sardonic, Very impressive. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-11-07 10:53 |
#1 Isn't the rocket basically exactly one of the "quaint local customs" the tourists are travelling there to encounter?
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| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-11-07 10:49 |