Islamic State Says 'Schweppes Bomb' Used To Bring Down Russian Plane

[Purveyor]

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Lin Noueihed



CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State's official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes drink it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.

The photo showed a can of Schweppes Gold soft drink and what appeared to be a detonator and switch on a blue background, three simple components that if genuine are likely to cause concern for airline safety officials worldwide.

"The divided Crusaders of the East and West thought themselves safe in their jets as they cowardly bombarded the Muslims of the Caliphate," the English language Dabiq magazine said in reference to Russia and the West. "And so revenge was exacted upon those who felt safe in the cockpits."

Western governments have said the plane was likely brought down by a bomb and Moscow confirmed on Tuesday it had reached the same conclusion, but the Egyptian government says it has still not found evidence of criminal action.

Islamic State also published a photo of what it said were passports belonging to dead Russians "obtained by the mujahideen". It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the published photos.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/18/us-egypt-crash-islamicstate-photo-idUSKCN0T725Q20151118#vpzIbPA9WhvSkkpH.97

[MADem]

1. You forgot the link...here ya go....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/18/us-egypt-crash-islamicstate-photo-idUSKCN0T725Q20151118#vpzIbPA9WhvSkkpH.97

[Purveyor]

4. Thanks. I added it to the OP

[MADem]

7. Interesting report.

I'm betting there's going to be increased scrutiny of the food and beverage handlers and their carts in future.

[clarice]

8. Or the potential passengers....ya think?. nt

[MADem]

9. Well, we know there were stories of bribes being offered

to get people past security, but assuming they do close that gaping hole, a can would show up on the xray, and that exceeds the liquid limit for carry-on.

It could very well limit what people might be allowed to carry in checked bags as well. Say goodbye to that spray can of deodorant and hairspray, too!

So, we're left with the food/beverage service carts.

[clarice]

12. I KNOW.....it's terrible.....it's just what the terrorists want...

us constantly looking over our shoulders.

[leveymg]

2. Surprised the refreshment trolleys didn't get an X-ray and visual inspection before loading.

Unless it was the ground crew inspector whose job it was who did it.

[Initech]

3. TSA banning soda on planes in 3...2...1...

Fuck ISIS. That is all.

[librechik]

5. gosh, anybody could make one of these.

the PTB must be petrified the technology will spread.

[Codeine]

6. They've got an official English-language magazine?

It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to destroy. - William S Burroughs.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Oh yes - it's important for their recruiting

started in July 2014: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabiq_%28magazine%29

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=916657

They want westerners whose Arabic may be pretty poor (good enough for formulaic prayers, perhaps, but not much more), so they need an English outlet. Remember, they are really good at PR, marketing and propaganda.

[MADem]

11. Yeah, all these terr-ists do that kind of thing now.

It's almost required. Remember that the Tsarnaev brothers got the plans for their little boom-booms from an article entitled "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom" or words to that effect. I think that publication was called "Inspire."

Here's the background on Dabiq.

[melman]

13. They had a feature interview with the Paris mastermind

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[Codeine]

14. The world is a surreal fucking place. nt