This group is claiming 5 people onboard each aircraft.

That's a lot of people for a simple bomb detonation.

If it was 5 people, then it would seem that a hi-jacking was intended, with the planes later run into strategic targets, such as the Duma, nuclear power plants, or the bases the US uses in Uzbekistan.

But why add bombs to hi-jacks? Back up against failure? If so, how did failure occur? Struggle was not seen on the flight recorders? And who had piloting abilities?

While Russia can improve their own airport security, improving the security of many of their destinations in the former republics is going to be quite difficult. Their fastest solution will be the one Bush Jr refused to implement, the placement of an armed trained soldier on each flight.

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