My guess is the canopy above the flight deck ripped open causing instant incapacitation of the flight crew. This would only leave seconds for anyone in the passenger compartment to respond before loss of cabin pressure knocked them out.
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except for that minor detail that there was banging and pounding on the cabin door right up to the crash.
@Chickensoup
I just read the drudge report. If, indeed, the report is correct then everything I said can fly out the window. I had assumed a legitimate accident.
If the report is correct then sabotage makes the most sense. I await the report of the co pilot is named Muhamed bin Muhamed al Muhamed.
I had assumed there was an accident. Not something as stupid as a pilot (or copilot) leaving the cockpit WITHOUT a flight attendant taking over the chair while the pilot relieved himself.