(IsraelNationalNews.com) New York City officials have declared a state of emergency and all airports have been closed, as well as road, tunnels and bridges leading in and out of the city.
An American Airlines A 300 Airbus was reported to have exploded in midair according to eyewitness reports. ‘INN’ spoke to one resident of the Far Rockaway neighborhood, close to the site of the plane crash, who explained the plane went down in the West Lawrence section of the Rockaways, in a predominately Jewish area.
Emergency officials are dealing with the immediate task of the plane crash site and the neighborhood below while there is already much speculation that the incident was another terrorist attack. The flight, 587, which had 255 persons on board, went down shortly after takeoff from JFK International Airport nearby. Rescue operations are continuing at this time.
An American Airlines A 300 Airbus was reported to have exploded in midair according to eyewitness reports. ‘INN’ spoke to one resident of the Far Rockaway neighborhood, close to the site of the plane crash, who explained the plane went down in the West Lawrence section of the Rockaways, in a predominately Jewish area.
Emergency officials are dealing with the immediate task of the plane crash site and the neighborhood below while there is already much speculation that the incident was another terrorist attack. The flight, 587, which had 255 persons on board, went down shortly after takeoff from JFK International Airport nearby. Rescue operations are continuing at this time.