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Is Egypt’s Al-Sisi Now Putting His Terror Crisis onto Airplanes?

Is Egypt’s Al-Sisi Now Putting His Terror Crisis onto Airplanes?

May 23, 2016 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

We won’t know for some time just what caused EgyptAir Flight 804 to plunge abruptly into the Mediterranean shortly after midnight last Thursday. But weekend reports suggest that a detonated explosive device is one of two probable causes. If it…

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