“but I am confused about one thing - did’nt the pilot radio in right before the crash about technical difficulties?:
No. That report turned out to be false. Nothing from the plane indicating trouble. Flying one instant and disintegrating and falling to the ground the next.
Thanks. Another example of why you can’t trust early reporting on incidents like this one.
A bomb is certainly a possibility and any hull rupture at that altitude and speed would certainly cause the plane to break up.
Sad for the loss of life and hope they get to the bottom of it.