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With speculation still raging as to what caused the crash of the Russian Airbus A321 passenger plane, another expert has come forward to claim that the airliner may have been hijacked.
Dale Leppard, former chairman of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association (IFALPA) Accident Analysis Committee, told Sputnik News that the behavior of the aircraft suggests it might have been commandeered by someone other than the pilot.
“The report that the aircraft was alternatively climbing and descending rapidly might indicate that there were severe control problems with the aircraft, or that someone other than the pilot had taken over and was trying to crash the aircraft,” said Leppard.
Leppard, who has been involved in aircraft accident investigations for over 45 years, agreed with the emerging consensus that a bomb may have been planted on the plane.
“It does appear that the aircraft was coming apart well before it struck the ground, as they found bodies and wreckage as far away as three miles from the crash site,” he said …. http://www.infowars.com