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2007-05-06 Africa North

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-05-06 10:16|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 9 Peacekeepers Die in Sinai Plane Crash
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
May 06, 2007 6:53 AM EDT
CAIRO, Egypt - Nine foreign peacekeepers, including French and Canadian soldiers, were killed Sunday when a French plane attached to the Sinai's multinational peacekeeping force crashed in a remote, mountainous area of the desert, the force's spokesman and police said.

Force spokesman Normand St. Pierre said as many as eight of the dead were French, but did not have exact figures. He said a "higher than normal" load of passengers and crew were aboard the aircraft at the time of the crash because it was on a training mission.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-06 10:26|| 2007-05-06 10:26|| Front Page Top

#2 "...may have hit a mountain before crashing..." Are they indicating that the plane bounced / glanced off a 'cumulo-granite' cloud before finally impacting? If they haven't found the wreckage yet, you can they know? They will have to follow any debris field back to initial impact point to be sure. This assumes no mid air break up or Mayday call.

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-05-06 15:15|| 2007-05-06 15:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Bad biz. But gaia is ever want the airplanes for her own.

Sigh...

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-05-06 15:15|| 2007-05-06 15:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Cumulo-granite cloud? Oh, my.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-05-06 15:17|| 2007-05-06 15:17|| Front Page Top

#5 No better way to teach the victim mentality than by being one.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-06 16:30|| 2007-05-06 16:30|| Front Page Top

#6 In this case it's an awfully short-lived message, though.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-06 17:47|| 2007-05-06 17:47|| Front Page Top

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