Is it just me...

[ffutures]

...that thinks that the press WANT the EgyptAir crash to be terrorism, and are sidelining all other explanations (such as a collision) despite the fact that there will probably be actual evidence recovered before long.

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[twinfair.livejournal.com]

And this morning they seem to be saying there was a fire on board. Although the BBC is being careful to say that the cause of the fire could be malicious or accidental/mechanical, it does show that the printed press could have jumped to conclusions way too early.

The lack of anyone claiming responsibility for it makes me suspicious. Most groups are only too keen to make it known if they make a successful attack

Egypt could well want it to be terrorism to divert attention away from its own security lapses. "If France, with its recent terrorist atrocities, cannot stop terrorism in the skies, how can anyone?" sort of argument. All rather mute if it turns out to be a tragic accident.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised; for some reason this doesn't feel right for a terrorist incident, at least to me, and the lack of anyone claiming "responsibility" is a big part of the reason.