Private jet crashes in England killing four people: police (Bin Laden Family)
Source: Reuters
A private jet carrying three passengers and a pilot crashed in southern England on Friday killing all onboard, a spokesman for Britain's Hampshire police service said, saying an investigation into the causes of the incident had been launched.
British media said the plane was registered in Saudi Arabia and had originated in Milan, Italy. Reuters was not immediately able to confirm that information.
Unconfirmed British media reports said the plane had been carrying members of the family of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, who was shot dead by U.S. forces in Pakistan in 2011.
A spokeswoman for the British police told Reuters: "There were no survivors unfortunately. There were four people onboard including the pilot."
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/31/us-britain-crash-idUSKCN0Q52LJ20150731
valerief
(53,235 posts)They don't matter. Only the .01% matter.
dhill926
(16,391 posts)Bosonic
(3,746 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,414 posts)The reports I'd seen until this thread had been like the BBC one - first that a crash had happened, no apparent casualties on the ground, then 4 in the plane, then Saudi Arabian registered. I'm not sure how reliable the bin Laden report it yet.
AngryDem001
(684 posts)But regardless, I'm not gonna shed any tears over the passengers on the plane.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)Or is it just a name thing?
7962
(11,841 posts)whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)potone
(1,701 posts)He said that his father had encouraged him and his brother to become suicide bombers, and they refused. He said that his father cared more about Al Qaeda than he did about the lives of his own sons. So no, not all bin Ladens are the same; I pity anyone whose father, who did everything he could to save his own life, would would make such a request of his own child.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I can't understand the mentality of a parent who would sacrifice the life of their own child for a cause. Those kids must be really screwed up by having such awful parents.
valerief
(53,235 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)I hope you get a chance to see the Wizard. You're definitely missing something.
https://m.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)davepc
(3,936 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)eta: Good--unoccupied vehicles
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It was a car auction place.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)Too bad about the passengers; glad it wasn't worse.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)My spidey sense is tickling.
AngryDem001
(684 posts)Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)After reading some of the posts on this thread, I feel I need a shower.
sheshe2
(84,072 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)You may have the greatest insights on other subjects, but clearly you are missing something crucial when it comes to basic humanity.
Life's too short and precious not to put you on Ignore.
If I were religious, I would put you in my prayers.
BeyondGeography
(39,395 posts)She was lovely. I hope she wasn't on that plane.
Alfalfa
(161 posts)Waffa I think her name was.
BeyondGeography
(39,395 posts)At least that wasn't her name. I don't want to ID her for whatever weird reason, but the thought of her dying horribly and "good riddance" as the poster said above just don't go together at all in my head.
Alfalfa
(161 posts)I think Waffa was in the UK at time. Like you say, their family is huge, they have people all over.
Alfalfa
(161 posts)nichomachus
(12,754 posts)Hateful post
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)glinda
(14,807 posts)denbot
(9,901 posts)They left cars, cloths, jewelry, anything that did not fit into suitcases. If they bailed like the house was on fire, they did because they knew what was coming, fuck'em if that was the case.
Warpy
(111,467 posts)and although it looks like a lot of cars got toasted, the site was described as a "car auction," meaning they were unoccupied. The site is close to an airport, the plane crashing just short of the runway.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-33736685
IcyPeas
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Bosonic
(3,746 posts)Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on board a plane which crashed in Hampshire, the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK has said.
The private jet crashed near Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, on Friday.
In a statement on Twitter, the Saudi ambassador to the UK, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud, offered condolences to the Bin Laden family.
The embassy said it was working with the British authorities to investigate the incident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33745057
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)I think I remember reading somewhere that Bin Ladens father had many wives.
YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)I guess we should hold a HUGE extended family (not to mention, country of over 20 million people) responsible for what one previously unremarkable member of said family (and his followers - many of whom aren't or weren't even Saudi) did?
Christ on a stick.
Anyway, RIP to the victims of this plane crash.