Human remains of Flight 804 may tell us what brought it down

EgyptAir Flight 804 was likely brought down by an act of Islamic jihad. I could have used the term "Islamic terrorism" but jihad describes the terrorism as a religious act.

Human remains were found to have "very tiny" burn marks, suggesting an explosion occurred rather than a slow burn of the jets' interior. In fact, a U.S. official briefed on current intelligence told Fox News that "All signs continue to point to terrorism."

The official told the AP that he examined the human remains of some of the 66 passengers and crew--there were 80 pieces in all--and these body pieces are small and that "there isn't even a whole body part, like an arm or a head."

But one part of an arm had burns that may indicate it belonged to a person who was close to the explosion when it went off. The same official said the satellite may have missed the explosion when it occurred. "Contrary to popular belief, we cannot see every part of the earth all the time," he said.

So far, no terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the EgyptAir downing.

A Cairo newspaper al-Watan, quoted an anonymous forensics expert saying the jet blew up in midair, but it is not known whether the blast was caused by an explosive device or something else. The official also grimly added that the remains so far retrieved are "no larger than the size of a hand."

Egypt's forensic head denied the statements.

"Everything published about this matter is completely false, and mere assumptions that did not come from the Forensics Authority, Hesham Abdelhamid said, as quoted by MENA. They added that the body parts could have been broken up upon impact into the sea.

Family members of the victims arrived at Cairo's morgue's forensics department to provide DNA samples in order to identify the remains of their kin.

There remains an international effort to retrieve the jet's cockpit voice and data recorder possibly located at depths as much as 10,000 feet.

For many in Egypt, it's all Israel's fault, even if ISIS claims responsibility. That's the nonsense some anti-Zionists are currently spouting in the land where Pharaoh took Jewish slaves.




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Expert: Maybe Flight 804 suffered a fire

Luggage, body parts and wreckage has been found along with an oil slick in the Mediterranean Sea. One expert said that satellite telemetry from the plane suggested the possibility of a fire on board--this would have disabled computers and control mechanisms. 

The expert, David Learmount, said the fire could have started in the avionics compartment which would mean that it was an electrical fire that brought down the AirBus 320, "not some guys out for a walk."

The physical evidence surfaced about 190 miles off the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Earlier reports of a debris field were found to be false, but this verified one can bring authorities closer to what really happened. 

In total, there were 66 passengers aboard the plane.

If it turns out to be a fire that downed the plane instead of terrorism, Donald Trump will lose a political point to Hillary Clinton bringing the possibility of a First Lady being a guy who will still have the right to check out the Ladies Room due to the politics of his own party.

There were no Americans on board but there was a Canadian and a Brit. Most of the passengers were Egyptian and French, and three children perished in the crash.

Security at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has been beefed up since the day Flight 804 went missing.

No savage organization has yet claimed credit for the downing of the plane, but it is still possible Trump was correct in his quick assessment tweet.

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DEVELOPING: EgyptAir flight 804 crashed: likely due to terrorism

EgyptAir flight 804 bound for Cairo went down in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning with 66 souls aboard. It left from Paris' Charles de Gaulle International airport and several hours later sharply zig-zagged before plunging into the sea, aviation officials said. The aircraft was an AirBus 320.

Terrorism seems to be the most likely cause of the downing, but nothing can be ruled out at this time.

Government officials from Egypt, France and Greece had separate press conferences and White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, held a presser just after 12:30 p.m.

Ships and smaller craft are searching the waters off the Greek Island of Karpathos, where a witness reported seeing a fireball in the sky, but the depth of the water is as much as 5,000 feet and the search is likely going to be difficult.

At this posting, there is a British missile cruiser HMS Defender and a Russian ship closing in on the area where there is a suspected debris field. An Egyptian plane spotted two orange items believed to be from the missing plane.

The head of Russia's top domestic security agency, Alexander Bortnikov, said that "in all likelihood it was a terrorist attack" and called for a joint effort to track down those responsible for that "monstrous attack."

More to follow as more is learned.


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