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Africa North
ISIS: Sharm el-Sheikh Soda-Can Bomb Plot Originally Targeted Western Airliner
2015-11-19
[PJ Media] Just days after a string of attacks across Paris left 132 dead, the Islamic State published a new issue of its magazine featuring press photos of the carnage in France and an exclusive photo of the alleged bomb used to take down a Russian plane.

They claim that the Metrojet, which crashed over the Sinai on Halloween, was taken down by an improvised explosive device constructed in a soda can (screenshot above).

"The blessed attacks against the Russians and the French were successfully executed despite the international intelligence war against the Islamic State. Both crusader nations had undoubtedly destroyed their homes with their own hands through their hostilities towards Islam, the Muslims, and the Muslim body of the Khilāfah," the magazine stated.

They also claimed that a plane from Russia wasn't their first target at the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, a favorite holiday spot for Brits.

"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 the Islamic State, the target was changed to a Russian plane," the article continues. "A bomb was smuggled onto the airplane."
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  And if placed correctly, could severely damage the airframe bracing and blow out the skin.

Nasty stuff at 31,000 ft.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-11-19 11:02  

#1  Just as a point of ref, a soda can [or two] could potentially hold 5-10 times as much explosive material as a tennis shoe or pair of Jockey shorts.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-11-19 10:36  

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