TA-ATTACKS: 2 Planes Crash in Russia, Second Plane Transmits Hijacking, page 1
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Topic started on 24-8-2004 @ 04:34 PM by deeprivergal
Two planes have been confirmed to have crashed early today in Russia at almost the same time. The two planes have been confirmed to have crashed within three minutes of each other. They both originated from the same airport. CNN has reported that the second plane disappeared over a popular resort area where Putin is believed to be vacationing at this time. A Russian security source has stated the first plane transmitted that a hijacking was underway just prior to crashing.


Yahoo News



A Russian airliner crashed south of Moscow, and another passenger jet went missing about the same time after both took off from Moscow, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Tuesday. There was no word on survivors.

Authorities were not ruling out terrorism, the agency said.

A Tu-134 airliner that apparently had 42 people aboard crashed in the Tula region, 125 miles south of Moscow, at about 10:56 p.m. Monday, ITAR-Tass reported, citing the Emergency Situations Ministry.

A Tu-154 with 44 people aboard went missing about the same time near Rostov-on-Don, about 600 miles south of Moscow, but authorities had not found the wreckage, ITAR-Tass said.

Earlier, however, the agency said emergency officials reported that the second plane crashed about three minutes after the first one.

Quoting an unnamed air traffic official in Moscow, where both planes originated, ITAR-Tass said authorities were not ruling out terrorism. The agency also reported that witnesses said they saw an explosion before the Tula region crash.

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Witnesses state an explosion took place in mid-air on the first plane to crash, which carried 34 passengers and 8 crew members. The second plane was carrying 44 passengers and 8 crew members.

Reports are now coming in that a fire has been spotted in the general vicinity of the disappearance of the second plane.

Putin has ordered the FSB investigate the crashes.

Meanwhile a third plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the Sakhalin Islands when one of its four engines went out. There were 254 passengers on board with 18 crew members.

Emergency Landing

This is a developing story.

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Crash Investigation Underway

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[edit on 8-26-2004 by Valhall]


reply posted on 24-8-2004 @ 05:04 PM by deeprivergal
One plane has reportedly crashed and another has gone missing, according to these reports.

abcnews.com
Aug. 24, 2004 — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Air controllers on Tuesday lost contact with the second airplane with 44 passengers on board, Interfax news agency reported.

It quoted Emergencies ministry as saying contacts with Tu-154 flying from Moscow to the Black Sea resort of Sochi were lost at 3 p.m. EDT when it was expected to be 90 miles from the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.

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Thanks to all of the posters who are keeping this updated. Will continue to update as this story develops.


reply posted on 24-8-2004 @ 05:08 PM by deeprivergal
The second plane has been confirmed crashed. These airliners held more than 100 peole and apparently crashed almost simultaneously. There is no word on survivors yet.

yahoo News
MOSCOW - Two Russian airliners carrying a total of more than 100 people crashed south of Moscow, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Tuesday. There was no word on survivors.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.

There were 54 passengers and 8 crew members on the first reported plane crash and 44 people were on the second plane. Both planes were medium-range airliners.



reply posted on 24-8-2004 @ 05:12 PM by SMR
CNN
(CNN) -- Two passenger planes have crashed in Russia Tuesday night, Russian officials and a news organization said.


reply posted on 24-8-2004 @ 05:21 PM by SE7EN
This is what the BBC NEWS have got so far on this story I don’t think there is anything suspicious about it could be just bad luck well at least I hope it is and not terrorist related.


BBC NEWS
A plane with 62 people on board has crashed in the Tula region in the centre of the country.

The Itar-Tass news agency reports that the plane went down near the village of Buchalki, about 180km (110miles) south of the capital, Moscow.

Meanwhile air controllers said they had lost contact with a second plane with 44 passengers on board, near the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.




reply posted on 24-8-2004 @ 05:30 PM by Qoelet
www.itar-tass.com...

Well there was a bomb attack in Moscow earlier today, although it could be just some gangland sh*t..

although that is usually around a business, like a McDonalds or something..
this was just a bus stop...

I wouldnt rule out a new wave of Chechen terrorism...
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