[PghBaldy]

One of the Fox News’ reporters seemed almost gleeful at the prospect of this being mechanical, and not terrorist.

[ground_fog]

doesn’t mean it wasn’t terrorism..no May Day or pan pan?

[Mom MD]

Why would that make it mechanical? Terrorists have been known to start their plots in bathrooms before Going into the bathroom would be q way to get at the explosive material brought on board without attracting attention

[Zarro]

And a FIRE, near the COCKPIT, no way that could be a terrorist’s doings, right FOX? Good thing they are chock full o’ aviation experts there at FOX, no?

[lacrew]

The lack of any radio call about the smoke makes me lean to the terrorism explanation still.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Saw those gears shifted last night - talking heads were using "accident" in their reports.

 

 

[Timpanagos1]

“One of the Fox News’ reporters seemed almost gleeful at the prospect of this being mechanical, and not terrorist”

I think everyone hopes that it was not terrorism.

[BigEdLB]

I saw that. He is hoping to embarrass Trump. Yet the smoke in the bathroom before the avionics area

[cloudmountain]

Had to mechanical. What do the Egyptians (Arabs) know about airplane maintenance?
Not just ANY terrorist could do this...it had to be a terrorist with a brain and...well, that says it all. So it HAD to be mechanical.

Oh dear, am I being anti-Egyptian? Sorry, Charlie.

[Thibodeaux]

sour grapes to get a pat on your back for dissing fox

[oscar_diggs]

One of the Fox News’ reporters seemed almost gleeful at the prospect of this being mechanical, and not terrorist.
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I would think getting incendiary material onboard like thermite that wasn’t machine or dog “detectable” like a hydrocarbon based fuel would be pretty easy.

[Hulka]

Can’t rule out terrorist. . .fire either started due it being deliberately set in the lavatory by a terrorist. . .or just as likely it was a stinking muslime smoker in the lavatory lighting up a cig (Camel?) for a few quick tokes and throws the match and/or cig into the flammable trash. . .

[billyboy15]

Would cell phones work at that altitude? Seems if so someone would have made a call like they did on the hijacked flts on 9/11