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Crocodile Crashes Aircraft In Congo

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-only-let-him-touch-the-controls-for-a-minute dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A 20-seat regional airliner crashed in Congo, after an illegally trafficked pet crocodile escaped from a bag on-board. Panicked passengers stormed the cockpit, causing the plane to lose balance and crash just a few hundred paces from the runway they were supposed to land at. Only one person survived the impact."

10 of 13 comments (clear)

  1. Snakes on a Plane II: In Cold Blood by giantism_strikes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someone go get Samuel Jackson and let him know that he's got a movie to be in.

  2. Spoof - who publishes this by ciaran_o_riordan · · Score: 1

    The story originated from a site called www.thespoof.com!

    CNN isn't the only agency to publish this one. Here's a Belgian paper which published it, and even mentioned that they found it on www.thespoof.com:

    http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/article/618724/un-crocodile-de-quatre-metres-cache-dans-un-sac-a-la-base-d-un-accident-d-avion-au-congo.html

    (I guess they can excuse themselves because there's the language barrier.)

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    1. Re:Spoof - who publishes this by Sarten-X · · Score: 1

      Not quite. The Spoof has an article with fake quotes talking about the crocodile attempting to pilot the plane. It was published on October 22nd, 2010.

      Other sources include more details, and appear to be legitimate. Some predate the Spoof article.

      It's not the incident that The Spoof fictionalized. It's just the details.

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  3. not CNN, I meant Fox News by ciaran_o_riordan · · Score: 1

    s/CNN/Fox/

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  4. seems you're right by ciaran_o_riordan · · Score: 1

    Strange.

    I wonder why the Belgian paper credited www.thespoof.com with the story.

    Now that I search that site for "crocodile" and "congo", I only find this story:

    http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s3i84966

    (which is a childish "spoof" about the pilot being in the jacuzzi at the time...)

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  5. didnt the crocodile say by nopainogain · · Score: 1

    TURN THIS PLANE AROUND? I hear he was also wearing a turban and praying in arabic. The passengers weren't uncomfortable til the crocodile started the arabic praying.

  6. I can't be the only one who wants to know... by Evil_Ether · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...did the croc make it?

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    1. Re:I can't be the only one who wants to know... by 6Yankee · · Score: 1

      Way I heard it, it survived the crash... only to be hacked to piece by the locals.

  7. Re:Great! Juan Williams by Issarlk · · Score: 1

    How do you know the Alligator wasn't part of Al Quaeda? The US uses trained dolphins to fight terrorism, I don't see why terrorism wouldn't use alligators.

  8. Been There, Done That - Ace Rimmer - What a Guy! by logandr · · Score: 1

    Foxnews was watching Red Dwarf and thought it was real....Ace Rimmer, What a guy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXYfnWRp1Q0