The plane crash that occurred Saturday near Lagos, Nigeria killing several Nigerian government officials could perhaps become a crime scene. Media were intially indicating the presence of thunderstorms in the area as the plane took off, so there were vague inferences that weather might have been a factor. Storms and wind shear present on takeoff have been known to down a commercial jet here and there, such as the Pan Am incident near Kenner, Louisiana back in the 80s.
However, today it was revealed that the FBI has been dispatched to the scene. Recall that the FBI took an immediate interest in TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, and held sway over the NTSB for years.
The crash is opening eyes about the mess currently in Nigeria (and other African nations). The Counterterrorism Blog has details about armed men in the area of late, and name drops the term al Qaeda. Wonder if there's any coincidence that Nigeria pumps out millions of gallons of light sweet crude per day, some destined to the good ole US of A?
I suppose we shouldn't "get too far out ahead" on this story yet. But, when I first heard about the crash I couldn't help thinking about shoulder fired missiles.
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