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Reader e-mail from July 18, 1996
News of the TWA crash, drew an immediate and sharp response from CNN Interactive readers. Many expressed sadness over the deaths. Some said they feared the plane had been brought down by a bomb. "747's just don't blow up on their own," wrote one reader. Others faulted the media for suggesting, before an investigation, that the crash may have been the work of a terrorist.
Condolences to the families of TWA FLight 800
Our hearts are with the families and survivors of this tragic accident ... our prayers are with you.
Steven Murphy
E-Mail: murph@minot.com
My heart goes out to the families of this dreaded flight.
Mike j
E-Mail: jmiklj@pe.net
Once again, our country is brought together through the offering of prayer and support for the victims, their families, and the many dedicated folks involved in the search and rescue effort, and ultimately the determination of the cause of the tragedy.
Jeff Hutton
E-Mail: jhutton@rog.ar.ispnet.com
My heart goes out to the souls lost in this devastating tragedy. From what witnesses recount, it appears to be a bomb. Climbing to altitude, the device detonated on timer or barometer control. I hope that the same attention to Lockerbie Scotland is paid to this assault on society. . . .
Douglas DeVitt
E-Mail: devitt1@tiac.net
Was it a terrorist attack?
I think the TWA crash was definitely a result of terrorist bombings and the terrorists are trying to evoke fear in the United States. What they don't realize is that America will stay strong and confident, and cowardly terrorist attacks like this only makes America stronger and more united and we will come down on them with the force of that unity and will not stand for such attacks.
Joe DiDonato
E-Mail: jrdido@apk.net
I watched the TWA coverage all night long and in just a few hours the media has solved this accident. The media has created a terrorist scare just days before the Olympics, instead of giving it some time and finding out what might have happened to Flight 800. I know the Olympics are only a day away but the media didn't even wait for the sun to come up before they tried to panic U.S. travelers.
Rich
E-Mail: RAF987@worldnet.att.net
I find myself wrestling with what I want to hear is the cause... If it's terrorism, it's frightening to think that we are vulnerable to such attacks. I cannot comprehend what anyone thinks they have accomplished by killing so many innocent people. If it's mechanical failure, it saddens to think that there are people who would take such chances with the lives of innocent people to save money and drive up profits... That, too, is a form of terrorism.
Janice Fournier
E-Mail: Fournijs@utrc.utc.com
I strongly suspect the TWA 800 crash was the result of an explosive device used by terrorists. What irks me is that the security people who have the captain of the flight stripped down to his boxer shorts and doing a chicken dance at the metal detector . . . have failed to do the real security job of finding and detecting bombs which gave us the Pan Am 103 and now the TWA 800 disaster.
S.S. Rullman
E-Mail: rev@aidg.com
How safe is airline travel?
In light of the most unfortunate plane 747 explosion last night, I am terrified to get on a plane. Flying is supposed to be safer than everyday driving, but it seems like that's not the case anymore.
Car accidents usually result in someone being able to walk away from it alive. However, when a plane crashes, it's not only two to six people involved, it's hundreds.
Something needs to be done about the safety of flying. Whether it be terrorism, mechanical failure, or just plain carelessness, security needs to increase dramatically to ensure a safe flight. The people depending on planes to arrive and depart from destinations should not have to worry about getting there without problems.
Brenda Hall
E-mail: bhall3@house.gov
The two most spectacular disasters involving the airframe were the Canary Islands collision of two 747s on the ground and of course the tragic end to Pan Am 103. These incidents ...had absolutely nothing to do with the safety or design of the 747. 747s just don't blow up on their own.
Cary Levitt
E-Mail: Arclight@aol.com
Terrible, sad, shocking; but flying is still statistically safer than driving to the corner market for a gallon of milk.
Floyd M. Widener Jr.
E-Mail: fmw@europages.com
I continue to think flying is safe -- but I fear airline travel may also become a more popular forum for terrorist attacks. An occasional airline disaster is sad, regrettable, but inevitable.
Douglas Neal
E-Mail: dugn19@mail.tcd.net
Flying is safe and probably safer than driving a car but in order to make things safer security measures must be stepped up. We are too loose with the security of our nation and the people in it.
Flying is no more dangerous than walking down the street in the middle of the day. But when we become too proud as a nation that is when our fall begins. Continue flying and enjoy life, but we need to watch what we build and what we think is perfectly safe very carefully. . . .
Ephraim Schum
E-Mail: eschum@bznet.com
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