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AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Missing: The Top 5 Conspiracy Theories

Published 1:59 am EST, December 28, 2014 Updated 2:34 pm EST, December 29, 2014 6 Comments By Sam Prince

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AirAsia Flight QZ8501 went missing Sunday morning while flying from Indonesia to Singapore. Conspiracists are already compiling theories comparable to MH370.

Here are some theories already being tossed around. More will be added as the story progresses.

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1. Someone Is Collecting Planes for a New Attack

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When the news broke that AirAsia Flight QZ8501 went missing, parallels were immediately drawn to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Both planes disappeared while flying over the Java Sea, both planes lost contact with air traffic control, and both planes had well over a hundred people onboard.

With these striking similarities of events, some have begun to wonder if maybe someone is collecting planes to be used as missiles for terrorist attacks.

Suspects include ISIS, although they weren’t as prominent in March when MH370 disappeared.

Other suspected groups also include extremist Uyghurs. The Uyghurs are an Islamic minority in China’s Xinjiang province.

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2. Economic Terrorism

Other burgeoning suggestions include “economic terrorism” by world superpowers.

By bringing down planes in Asia, the economy in the region is sure to suffer as flights in-and-out of Asia slow by scared workers and tourists.

What could be the provocation of such economic tourism?

China is on the forefront of becoming the next world superpower, and many established nations are not happy about its potential. By shaking things up in the Asia Pacific, China is sure to suffer.

3. Someone Is Testing Remote Pilot Override Capabilities

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It seems almost statistically impossible that three planes from the same region would meet a similarly bad end.

First MH370, then MH17, now AirAsia Flight QZ8501.

What some conspiracists have suggested is that someone is testing their remote pilot override capabilities. What this means is that someone may have technology to take over planes from afar and is experimenting with the technology to prepare for larger attacks.

WATCH: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Disappear From Radar Screen

AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disappeared Sunday morning over the Java Sea on its way from Indonesia to Singapore. See the exact moment it disappears from radar.

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