Bijlmer El Al plane crash - tribute

  • 17 years ago
Plane crash of Israeli El Al plane, a Boeing 744 plane. It crashed during a fueling stop on the way from New York to Israel. It was carrying an illegal shipment of plutonium and sarin nerve gas chemicals. There was also reported to be depleted uranium on the plane to act as ballast for the cargo. After the accident, many residents noticed their hair falling out, a sign of radiation poisoning.

At least 43 people died, 39 in the apartment block and 4 on the plane.

http ://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=6Wsp_oxbZ30

More about the deadly cargo here:

http ://news(dot)pacificnews(dot)org/news/view_article(dot)html?article_id=a8108a7f00d799296ff5941c7fd3319e

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