And here from the BBC. They don't know if this is related...but it's just awfully suspicious so soon after 911.
Have the terrorists now started random attacks?? "A Russian airliner en route from Tel Aviv to the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has crashed into the Black Sea. The Russian Emergencies Ministry has said there were at least 66 passengers and 11 crew on board. A spokesman said the plane - Flight 1812 - had gone down 185 kilometres (114 miles) off the Russian coastal city of Adler. The water is understood to be about 90 metres (300 feet) deep at the scene of the crash. A pilot in a nearby plane said he saw an explosion on the plane before it crashed, but that report has not been confirmed. Russian officials are reported to have expressed concerns that the crash might be related to the attacks in the United States on 11 September. Israeli aviation officials say Flight 1812 - a regular weekly charter flight - went through the same stringent security checks that are carried out on all planes travelling to or from the country. Rescue effort Emergency rescue crews have been sent to the scene by air and sea, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported. The plane went down at approximately 1335 Moscow time (0935GMT), the agency said. It had made a stopover in Bulgaria, where it reportedly took on more passengers. The three-engine TU-154 plane belonged to Siberia Airlines, which is based in Novosibirsk. The BBC's Jonathan Charles says Russian airlines generally have a poorer safety record than their Western counterparts. A TU-154 crashed in the eastern Russian city of Irkutsk in July, killing all 145 people on board. That crash was due to pilot error, an investigation concluded. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning following that crash, the worst Russian air disaster in many years. " -Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
