There are 2 Big Theories for the Russian Plane Crash — and they point in totally opposite directions
There are 2 big theories for the Russian plane crash — and they point in totally opposite directions
by Jeremy Bender--Nov. 9, 2015, 4:49 PM
Jeremy Bender received a BA in Middle Eastern Studies and religion from Rutgers University. He went on to teach English at Inonu University in Turkey through the Fulbright Program. He wrote briefly at BuzzFeed before coming to Business Insider.
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On October 31, Metrojet Flight 9268 seemingly disintegrated over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula while en route from Sharm el-Sheikh, in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The disaster resulted in the death of all 224 people aboard. ISIS' Egyptian affiliate, which is based in the Sinai, quickly claimed responsibility for the crash. And Western intelligence officials, led by the UK and the US, have stated that based upon terrorist chatter and other evidence, a bomb was likely the cause behind the plane's destruction. On November 9th, an unnamed US official told CNN that the US was "99.9% certain" that a bomb had brought down the plane.
However, intelligence agencies haven't made public any definitive proof that supports the bomb theory. Although it's to be assumed that the US and UK assessments are based off persuasive evidence that's unavailable to the general public, other possibilities for the cause of the crash haven't been totally ruled out yet, and the investigation is ongoing.
Here's where things stand with some of the leading theories on what brought down the plane.
Continued (long read but seems very balanced article with links) at:
http://www.businessinsider.com/theories-behind-the-downing-of-flight-kgl9268-2015-11
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