Boeing with 176 souls on board crashed near Tehran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/08/iran-plane-crash-ukraine-boeing-180-tehran
No survivors
Looks very shady. There is a strong possibility that it was brought down by an anti-aircraft missile.
shareOr perhaps it was just an old plane who's engine caught fire?
I'm not saying that it wasn't shot down, but Iran's conflict is with the US right now, and there didn't appear to be any Americans on board.
Unless it was Russia that shot it down to stir up more conflict.
I assume it was an accident caused by human error or a malfunction of their warning systems.
shareThey won't let out the black boxes or let any investigaters in. A US built plane but the builder can't go there and find out why.
shareFrom what I've read they arent letting American investigators in.
There were at least 30 people from my city on that plane. They were coming home after a wedding, so I really hope that it was just a fire in the engine and not something to do with what's going on.
People say and now I can see from the pictures what looks like schapnel holes all in the wing and fusealauge. A nerveous person at a missile battery could be the cause.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10698862/iran-plane-shot-down-crash-projectile-holes-experts/
I don't consider this news source trustworthy so I will wait for judgement on this until other media reports similar findings.
share63 Canadians killed in total
https://globalnews.ca/news/6380800/63-canadians-killed-iran-ukrainian-plane-crash/
I know that the civil engineering department at the UofA is in mourning. My best friend's husband was there this morning doing some computer work and it was all he could do not to cry as well.
shareUnless it was Russia that shot it down to stir up more conflict.
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking as well when I heard the news. But I'll reserve judgment until more information comes out. I'm hoping it's not that, but if it is, God help us. share