Report from the [link|http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/10/04/News/News.35717.html
|Jerusalem Post] quoting a variety of sources
indicates a strong possibility of a mid-air explosion.
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The Russian Federal Security Service thinks the crash might have been caused by a terrorist act
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Interfax is reporting a possible explosion on board before the Siberia-bound plane crashed into the sea.
The pilot of an Armenian plane in the area reported seeing a passenger plane exploding in mid-air, according to Interfax.
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