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May 22, 2020 • 7 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Flight 8303 — an Airbus A320 with at least 99 people on board — has crashed right next to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Geolocation: google.com/maps/place/Mod…. Updates via @salmanmasood: nytimes.com/2020/05/22/wor….
Flight #PK8303 was supposed to be a happy sign that Pakistan was moving past corona and inching towards normalcy, with families set to reunite after two months in lockdown to spend Eid al-Fitr together, as @zalmayzia, @salmanmasood and @Abihabib describe. nytimes.com/2020/05/22/wor…
But #PK8303 aborted its initial approach to the airport due to technical problems and performed a go around. A local spotter photographed the plane as it prepared for another landing. Undersides of both engines appear burnt and ram air turbine is deployed. Image
As #PK8303 is making a go around, its pilot also reports a double engine failure. Air traffic control (ATC) informs the pilot that runways 25L and 25R are both available. Seconds later, the pilot issues a mayday alert. nytimes.com/video/us/polit…
A surveillance camera captures the moment Flight #PK8303 crashes into a densely populated neighborhood known as Model Colony. A horrifying view. nytimes.com/2020/05/22/wor…
The crash site is just over a kilometer short of runway 25L, suggesting #PK8303 was about to land at Jinnah Int'l Airport. nytimes.com/2020/05/22/wor…
At least two passengers survived the #PK8303 crash. Muhammad Zubair is one of them, and recalls what happened as he opens his eyes, saw a lot of fire and heard screaming. “I opened my seatbelt and saw some light. So, I went towards the light.” urdunews.com/node/480681

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New footage reveals an apparent U.S. or Israeli strike near a boys' school in Abyek, west of Tehran, on Feb. 28. Satellite imagery suggests a comms tower was the intended target, but flying debris killed a child on the playground. Story w/ @Parinlalala nytimes.com/2026/03/09/wor…
The footage originates from multiple security cameras. It shows an ordinary morning; boys playing on the playground. It's just hours after the first joint U.S.-Israeli strikes, so school are in session. Then, an explosion is seen at the top of the screen.
We geolocated the footage to the Imam Reza Elementary School for boys in Abyek, a small city in the Qazvin Province, west of Tehran: 36.045062, 50.542351. The footage from the interior shows the blast damaged the school itself too.
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Mar 3
What you're looking at is not a sunrise — it's the Russian LNG tanker ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO 9243148) struck by a massive explosion in the Mediterranean this morning. Photographed by crew aboard a merchant vessel, via Vanguard Tech. Image
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Photos were taken ~04:00 local (03:00 UTC), looking towards Libya. ARCTIC METAGAZ had been running dark (AIS off, see @MarineTraffic screenshot) but had traveled southeast of Malta before the explosion (150NM per Maltese media, h/t @malte_humpert @sanjanamv @DefMon3). Image
At the time of the suspected (naval) drone attack, the ARCTIC METAGAZ was fully loaded near Murmansk with about 4 tanks of LNG, per @Kpler data. That's probably about $50 to $60 million worth in Russian gas. Image
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Feb 28
We obtained the first known satellite image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran. There are several destroyed buildings. While the current whereabouts of Iran's supreme leader are unknown, the compound is generally used as his official residence. 🛰️📸: @Airbus Image
*first publicly released satellite image

Either way, it goes to show that triangulating the lines of sight from four geolocated videos lead precisely to a main strike location in Tehran.
More updates on the @nytimes live blog: nytimes.com/live/2026/02/2…
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Feb 28
Israel has launched a daylight attack on Tehran, just now. Multiple explosions have been reported in Iran's capital. It isn't clear yet what was targeted, so starting a thread with geolocations.
This photo, showing thick smoke plumes, was taken from Hasan Abad Square (میدان حسن‌آباد), looking northwest. Reference photo attached (). @GeoConfirmed: 35.686144, 51.410156. google.com/maps/@35.68614…Image
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@GeoConfirmed This video, posted by a semi-official Iranian news agency, shows thick smoke rising near Pasteur St (خیابان پاستور), where key government institutions are located. Point-of-view is southwest. Geolocation in tweet below.
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The aftermath of the Jan. 8 fire in the historic bazaar of Rasht, northern Iran, is visible in satellite imagery. The image is accessible via @Soar, a relatively new free platform aggregating satellite data from multiple sources, including @CopernicusEU.
The fire broke out amid nationwide anti-government protests, and Rasht's bazaar was a focal point of unrest, including clashes and strikes by merchants. Iranian authorities blame protesters for setting the fire, eyewitnesses dispute that. factnameh.com/fa/fact-checks…
Reports from activists and social posts suggest ~300 shops were destroyed or heavily damaged. Several 19th century sarays (covered market sections) burned completely. Coordinates: 37.279829, 49.589358. Link to the @Soar platform. And h/t @x4rius. soaratlas.com/satellites?pos…
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The U.S. in is in the process of seizing OLINA in the Caribbean near Trinidad, per @Reuters. It's flying a false flag of Timor Leste. It's loaded with oil cargo from Venezuela, per @Kpler and @TankerTrackers. And last known location is 12.16769, -62.6113, per @oballinger. Image
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A U.S. Coast Guard and Navy team has boarded and seized the vessel, per @EricSchmittNYT. nytimes.com/live/2026/01/0…Image
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