A Russian commercial airliner crashed in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt this morning. Nearly 250 people were killed in the crash. ISIS is now claiming that it shot down the plane which had been heading from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh to St. Petersburg. The Egyptian and Russian authorities say that the plane was having some sort of failure and was making an emergency landing.
Which of these stories is correct? Did ISIS just kill all those Russian civilians? The authorities say that the plane was too high (30,000 feet) to be brought down by ISIS. Last year, though, a Malaysian plane flying even higher over Ukraine was brought down by the Russians themselves during the fighting in Ukraine. Who knows what sort of weapons the ISIS forces in the Sinai have?
The sad truth is that we will probably never know for sure what happened. The Russians could tell us anything, but there is no reason to believe them. They still don't admit that the shot down the Malaysian plane. The Egyptian government has more credibility, but even they have a strong interest in minimizing the threat from ISIS in their country. ISIS, of course, will do or say anything, so that group has zero credibility.
No matter what, though, there are hundreds of dead Russians. It is a tragedy. If ISIS has the capability of bringing down a plane like this, however, it is a global disaster.
Which of these stories is correct? Did ISIS just kill all those Russian civilians? The authorities say that the plane was too high (30,000 feet) to be brought down by ISIS. Last year, though, a Malaysian plane flying even higher over Ukraine was brought down by the Russians themselves during the fighting in Ukraine. Who knows what sort of weapons the ISIS forces in the Sinai have?
The sad truth is that we will probably never know for sure what happened. The Russians could tell us anything, but there is no reason to believe them. They still don't admit that the shot down the Malaysian plane. The Egyptian government has more credibility, but even they have a strong interest in minimizing the threat from ISIS in their country. ISIS, of course, will do or say anything, so that group has zero credibility.
No matter what, though, there are hundreds of dead Russians. It is a tragedy. If ISIS has the capability of bringing down a plane like this, however, it is a global disaster.
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