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| Hijacked MH370 was last seen flying towards Pakistan OR Indian Ocean | |
| 2014-03-16 | |
| [DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Investigators say the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was hijacked, steered off-course and could have reached Pakistain. A Malaysian government official said people with significant flying experience could have turned off the flight's communication devices. The representative said that hijacking theory was now 'conclusive', and, as a result, police have raided the luxury homes of both the captain and the co-pilot. Zahari Ahmad Shah, 53, the pilot, and Fariq Abdul Hamid, 27, are now being investigated as police in Kuala Lumpur search for signs of foul play. The search operation has now been focused on two 'corridors', one which extends from north west from Thailand to the Kazakstan-Turkmenistan border and the other which opens out into the southern Indian Ocean.
While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak refused to confirm that flight MH370 was taken over, he admitted 'deliberate action' on board the plane resulted in it changing course and losing connection with ground crews. The plane's communication system was switched off as it headed west over the Malaysian seaboard and could have flown for another seven hours on its fuel reserves. It is not yet clear where the plane could have been taken, however Mr Razak said the most recent satellite data suggests the plane could have headed to one of two possible flight corridors. Countries in the plane's potential flightpath have now joined a huge diplomatic effort to locate the missing passengers, but China described the revelation as 'painfully belated'. While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak refused to confirm that flight MH370 was taken over, he admitted 'deliberate action' on board the plane resulted in it changing course and losing connection with ground crews. The plane's communication system was switched off as it headed west over the Malaysian seaboard and could have flown for another seven hours on its fuel reserves. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 ..would not want to be aboard the next 777 with total comm failure at night.. |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-03-16 22:44 |
| #8 Coming to a major city near you, a Boeing 777 packed to the gills with explosives. Apparently part of this exercise was to determine how effective they could be in avoiding military radar and how effectively they could avoid detection on said military radar. The pilot built himself a flight simulator in his house probably to practice the route, tactics and test different detection avoidance scenarios. The end game is the aircraft will be used in a terrorist act and the Chinese passengers will be ransomed for some fanatic leader held by the PRC government. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2014-03-16 16:58 |
| #7 Not that I would complain too much about whatever form of revenge the Chinese choose. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2014-03-16 15:48 |
| #6 But would Pakistan or Iran wish to risk Chinese ire that way? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2014-03-16 15:47 |
| #5 2) Fly to 45000 ft, asphyxiate the passengers. It isn't necessary to fly to 45,000 feet to asphyxiate the passengers. All that it is needed us to slowly dial back the pressurization. Cockpit crew have their own independent oxygen source. I'm leaning towards the plane being taken, to be used later. Either Pakistain or Iran have it. I'd go with Iran. It had the fuel to get there. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2014-03-16 06:06 |
| #4 I would not be surprised if the plan was to make Pakistan with their history of hijacking. |
| Posted by: Paul D 2014-03-16 05:36 |
| #3 They sound kinda pissed Besoeker, I'd be darn careful if I was running the Malay show about now. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-03-16 03:58 |
| #2 Countries in the plane's potential flightpath have now joined a huge diplomatic effort to locate the missing passengers, but China described the revelation as 'painfully belated'. "Painfully belated." .... Not at all unlike the Chinese reluctance to curb the actions of it's neighboring North Korean mutts. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-03-16 03:32 |
| #1 Logically, 1) The Moslum Brotherhood 1980's work, "The Project," has within its major goals to "destroy the West from within," in sync with AL-Queda's goal of destroying western economies and culture (rallying around a kill Israeli platform, of course). Our president has surrounded himself with these miscreants. 2) Fly to 45000 ft, asphyxiate the passengers. 3) Fly erratically for several hours, then ditch - this will help with their goal - an impossible, expensive endeavor to find the plane 4) the 27 year old co-pilot would be more susceptible to commit terrorism (threats to family/friends is always a good idea) I am Beldar |
| Posted by: Beldar Angunter5777 2014-03-16 02:18 |