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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Golan007: 10:20am On May 10, 2020
loydsis:
How can you just shoot down a plain without adequate information of its intentions. This is a pure fallacy and a dent on human right. How can you just take lifes you didn't create.

Imagine this was a plane in USA and Donald Trump was president, what would your opinion be?

Imagine it was Iran shooting down a low flying American airplane within its airspace, what would your opinion be?
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Bahamas95(m): 10:22am On May 10, 2020
Chai Africa!
What a pathetic continent.

Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by justuschi50: 10:25am On May 10, 2020
Ethiopia shoot down plane!



Can Nigeria shoot down kite talk of plane do we even have air defense missile that protect Nigerian skies
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Horus(m): 10:25am On May 10, 2020
It is worrying how Ethiopian forces were not aware of the flight even though it was permitted by the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority
(See the authorization note below)

Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by One4me: 10:33am On May 10, 2020
Most of you guys blaming Ehtiopia are not putting a few things into consideration:

1) Somalia is a war zone and the actors like Al Shabab terrorists, not different from Nigeria's Boko haram. They will kill and mass-kill, using any method they can lay their hands on.

2) If a Suicide bomber is approaching your Church or Mosque or Army base, will you have time to "ask questions" like what do you have under that your Hijab or that rickety Honda car that is approaching us so fast OR you will just shoot and blow it up before it does damage?

In a war zone where terorrist group like Al Shabab have used suicide bombs to kill many people, when you see ANYTHING MOVING in a manner that poses serious danger to you and many others (imagine a strange plane loaded with bombs and flying low, ready to drop on a settlement being protected by the Ethipian soldiers?),
where is the time to start saying 'alpha one, you are too close to us and what is your mission, please stop or we might blow you up'?

You blow the darn thing off the air and ask questions later! RIP to the dead though, itis really unfortunate.

The guilty ones in this unfortunate incident is the Kenyan side who are supposed to have informed their Ethiopian counterpart that "we are flying in a plane with i.d x,y,z, identification, at so-so time on xyz cordinates flight path".
Also, the Pilot should have maintained radio communication with the Ehtiopian ground forces who are protecting that settlement they flew over an dmaintained the known and agreed course/direction.

It is simply a case of human negligence on the part of the Pilot and kenyan forces, the Ethiopians did what they needed to do and what anyone in their position will do, under same circumstances.
It is unfortunate that innocent lives have to be lost in such an unnecessary manner.

Remember that Iran also shot down an Ukranian plane that was flying in the air space aroind Iran, when they were having this small skirmishes with USA, when the latter used a drone to murder their Army General Souleiman or what is his name sef?

When you are in a war zone, you need to properly identify yourself to all combatants when you want to do a flyover, to avoid stories like this.

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by ronaldbecky(m): 10:34am On May 10, 2020
donproject:


Iran is an African country too?
common sense is not common....bcus Iran shot down America drone,so Ethiopia should follow suit..this is Africa man...we arent fighting war...this is negligence and, the culprit should arrested and jail..
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Horus(m): 10:37am On May 10, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0hrm6NS524

Ethiopia admits to shooting down a Kenyan cargo plane by "mistake"
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Awoleesu(m): 10:41am On May 10, 2020
GreatResearcher1:
Because Kenya breeds thugs
And Somalia breeds terrorists. cool
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by tammie24: 10:43am On May 10, 2020
kponkedenge:
So what if it was flying low? Most flights during this period are carrying supplies for distribution to various countries affected
The culprits should be charged with killing innocent lives.
exactly

Who has time for attacks now

They haven't said the truth
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by One4me: 10:43am On May 10, 2020
ronaldbecky:
common sense is not common....bcus Iran shot down America drone,so Ethiopia should follow suit..this is Africa man...we arent fighting war...this is negligence and, the culprit should arrested and jail..

If you dont know that Somalia has been a war front for the last ten years, if you dont know that the Ethiopian and Kenyan troops are on Somalian territory to protect displaced setttlements caused by the on-going war, then COMMON SENSE IS TRULY NOT COMMON and you should not be commenting on this thread, just go to the Romance section! grin grin

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by geezynoni: 10:45am On May 10, 2020
Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

Africans can never do anything right

Lack of communication between Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia government na im cause this thing so
U figure say na for only africa e dey happen?

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by executive12: 10:46am On May 10, 2020
haywire07:


Any country has absolute right to shoot down any plane invading their airspace without approval. Same goes for the waterways.
Nothing will happen

It doesn't seem like it was in Ethiopian airspace though.
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Hezmatosky: 10:48am On May 10, 2020
There's no mistake here. Firstly, Somalia and Kenya is known for home of terrorists in Africa. Secondly, Ethiopian armed forces is considered one of the best in Africa. This will serve as detriment to others. In Niger, Chad and Nigeria, bokoharam use to transport their items over our heads, no action taken.

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by BigBashiru: 10:52am On May 10, 2020
loydsis:
How can you just shoot down a plain without adequate information of its intentions. This is a pure fallacy and a dent on human right. How can you just take lifes you didn't create.

There are two things here.

1. The failure of the black race.
2. Toxic masculinity of males. We never hear of women soldiers shooting down planes or other forms of senseless violence.
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by EzeNdiAra: 11:02am On May 10, 2020
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Brenn594(m): 11:02am On May 10, 2020
Why shoot down a plane when ya won't even make contact with it...its disheartenin and babaric to claim human lives and call it a MISTAKE.

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Horus(m): 11:08am On May 10, 2020
One4me:
Most of you guys blaming Ehtiopia are not putting a few things into consideration:

1) Somalia is a war zone and the actors like Al Shabab terrorists, not different from Nigeria's Boko haram. They will kill and mass-kill, using any method they can lay their hands on.

2) If a Suicide bomber is approaching your Church or Mosque or Army base, will you have time to "ask questions" like what do you have under that your Hijab or that rickety Honda car that is approaching us so fast OR you will just shoot and blow it up before it does damage?

In a war zone where terorrist group like Al Shabab have used suicide bombs to kill many people, when you see ANYTHING MOVING in a manner that poses serious danger to you and many others (imagine a strange plane loaded with bombs and flying low, ready to drop on a settlement being protected by the Ethipian soldiers?),
where is the time to start saying 'alpha one, you are too close to us and what is your mission, please stop or we might blow you up'?

You blow the darn thing off the air and ask questions later! RIP to the dead though, itis really unfortunate.

The guilty ones in this unfortunate incident is the Kenyan side who are supposed to have informed their Ethiopian counterpart that "we are flying in a plane with i.d x,y,z, identification, at so-so time on xyz cordinates flight path".
Also, the Pilot should have maintained radio communication with the Ehtiopian ground forces who are protecting that settlement they flew over an dmaintained the known and agreed course/direction.

It is simply a case of human negligence on the part of the Pilot and kenyan forces, the Ethiopians did what they needed to do and what anyone in their position will do, under same circumstances.
It is unfortunate that innocent lives have to be lost in such an unnecessary manner.

Remember that Iran also shot down an Ukranian plane that was flying in the air space aroind Iran, when they were having this small skirmishes with USA, when the latter used a drone to murder their Army General Souleiman or what is his name sef?

When you are in a war zone, you need to properly identify yourself to all combatants when you want to do a flyover, to avoid stories like this.

The flight was permitted by the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority

3 countries shared the same informations before the plane take off:

1- Kenya

2 - Ethiopia

3- Somalia

(See the authorization note below)


www.nairaland.com/attachments/11507359_2som_jpegc60011f1cf4710711e721abe5063f523

www.nairaland.com/attachments/11507358_1som_jpeg31b09b14afe4895d32375711aa66dbad
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Mjpem23(m): 11:19am On May 10, 2020
Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

Africans can never do anything right

Lack of communication between Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia government na im cause this thing so

For all those saying they were too fast in bringing down the plane or rather it was out of stupid assumption

Let me tell you all a secret
In a war ravaged area like that. Don't be to slow to take action once you sense a threat. You don't always think positive in war zone.
The best way to defend is to attack immediately you sense a threat
Even self Barcelona use that logic during guardiola time. Not to talk of millitary

Are you okay at all niggar?
Check your write up niggar!
You support and oppose.
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by stanboy28(m): 11:23am On May 10, 2020
Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

Africans can never do anything right

Lack of communication between Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia government na im cause this thing so

For all those saying they were too fast in bringing down the plane or rather it was out of stupid assumption

Let me tell you a secret
In a war ravaged area like that. Don't be to slow to take action once you sense a threat. You don't always think positive in war zone.
The best way to defend is to attack immediately you sense a threat
Bros in a civilized country there is a difference between a fighter jet and a cargo jet..their military should know better..
Or better still ask the pilot to identify himself through the radio as long as the plane is in their airspace they can contact the pilot instantly through the radio and tell him to land or turn back ....
But no. There prefer to shoot it down..
Only a guided missle can shoot a plane down easily hence they have the facility to communicate with the pilot but the chose to just act out of stupidity...
But well...I know nothing

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by EjaikreTheViper(f): 11:23am On May 10, 2020
i support Ethiopia.
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by EzeNdiAra: 11:29am On May 10, 2020
kponkedenge:
[s]So what if it was flying low? Most flights during this period are carrying supplies for distribution to various countries affected
The culprits should be charged with killing innocent lives.[/s]


Nigerian soldiers have bombed innocent people many times, including IDP.
How many of the Air-force members have been punished?
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by grandstar(m): 11:29am On May 10, 2020
Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

Africans can never do anything right

Lack of communication between Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia government na im cause this thing so

For all those saying they were too fast in bringing down the plane or rather it was out of stupid assumption

Let me tell you all a secret
In a war ravaged area like that. Don't be to slow to take action once you sense a threat. You don't always think positive in war zone.
The best way to defend is to attack immediately you sense a threat
Even self Barcelona use that logic in football during guardiola time. Not to talk of millitary

I wish I could easily agree with you.

Have the Ethiopians ever been hit by a plane on a suicide mission? And what is the possibility that Somalian terrorists will go this route? Very slim.

If there has been no history of such, the downing of the plane raises questions.

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by ZooOga: 11:32am On May 10, 2020
Twisted story. Sounds like a 3rd party is trying to create strife between AU countries as usual.

I follow Kenyan news and the suffering at home right now is too great for dem to be taking plane loads of supplies to anoda country.

Wake up pple.

Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by stanboy28(m): 11:35am On May 10, 2020
haywire07:


Any country has absolute right to shoot down any plane invading their airspace without approval. Same goes for the waterways.
Nothing will happen
baba...b4 u shoot down any aircraft or vessel in ur airspace or water ways...u 1st of all check if it's a cargo jet or a fighter jet..
Then u contact the pilot or captain in the vessel as last long as they are in ur airspace or water way ...u should be able to communicate with the pilot via the radio..ask they to identify themselves and their route..it that fails then give a warning if they ignore then u shoot them down.. simple..
Even if it's a fighter jets u still have to tell the pilot to turn back or land or risk being shot down..
That's how civilized country handle such things... they just don't shoot any unidentified aircraft or vessel...they try to indentify and give warning b4 they shoot

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Originalsly: 11:36am On May 10, 2020
Blame all around. Carrying medical supplies doesn't matter...... why would Keyna enter another country's airspace without permission? If they did... then it would be Ethiopia's fault not to inform its military or the others about the flight path of the plane. The Ethiopian military excuse is also lame..... shouldn't the first thought of an unusually low flying plane be the plane is in distress? What possible suicide mission did they have in mind that using a plane was the best option?
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by stanboy28(m): 11:41am On May 10, 2020
odogwunaija:
Plane, not even a fighter jet and they shot it down claiming it was a mistake or lack of communication. I see this as a deliberate act of provocation. I hope the two countries resolve this amicably.

Let peace reign
it's just plain wrong.. if I was there Kenya president...I'd send fighter jets to their capital city and desolate them b4 they know what's happening..next I'd wipe out of very military base on n their country..then they will know..
But war ain't what we need now...
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by ronaldbecky(m): 11:42am On May 10, 2020
One4me:


If you dont know that Somalia has been a war front for the last ten years, if you dont know that the Ethiopian and Kenyan troops are on Somalian territory to protect displaced setttlements caused by the on-going war, then COMMON SENSE IS TRULY NOT COMMON and you should not be commenting on this thread, just go to the Romance section! grin grin
Lolz,..u can't compare usa-Iran situation..this is Africa...this is and act of negligence...no source,no information,no radio..just see any plane and shot down..i believe that a plane and not a jet..common, man this is deliberate of an order....this wouldn't be the first time, a plane is crossing over there...like i said,Common sense is not common
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Tolexandre: 11:42am On May 10, 2020
GreatResearcher1:
Because Kenya breeds thugs
ugly thugs for that matter
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by stanboy28(m): 11:46am On May 10, 2020
egoldman:
This excuse is lame, why don't you scramble two fighter jets on each side of the plane and force it to land, search the plane and its screw.
you have sense..since its a cargo plane...even if it lack radio communication.. that's the best time to do..
Big ups for u for thinking smart and still safe

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Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by platido(m): 11:58am On May 10, 2020
This fake people living backwardly...we are in 2020. they're still 2011...I wonder how their COVID-19 would look like
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by Gabbriell: 12:08pm On May 10, 2020
This is what happens when you give a sophisticated weapon to a child.

Most countries should not be allowed to parade some specific weapons until they meet certain standard.
Re: Ethiopia Admits Shooting Down Kenyan Aircraft Taking Medical Supplies To Somalia by amanzejude(m): 12:09pm On May 10, 2020
LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SHARING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN AFRICA. RIP THE DEAD.

As per the pandemic, everyone will be fine. Let's remain optimistic and hopeful. At the end of the day, we will come out strong.

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