Air Algerie loses contact with its plane leaving Ouagadougou

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The weather could be responsible in this incident but there is a NOTAM for Mali flights as well. Surely a missile is not a plausible reason......:
!FDC 4/8415 ZZZ SECURITY MALI U.S. OPERATORS AND AIRMEN SHOULD AVOID OPERATING INTO, OUT OF, WITHIN OR OVER MALI AT OR BELOW FL240 DUE TO INSURGENT ACTIVITY. THERE IS RISK TO THE SAFETY OF U.S. CIVIL FLIGHTS OPERATING INTO, OUT OF, WITHIN OR OVER MALI FROM SMALL-ARMS, ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES, ROCKETS AND MORTARS, AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE, TO INCLUDE SHOULDER-FIRED, MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (MANPADS). U.S. OPERATORS AND AIRMEN PLANNING TO FLY INTO, OUT OF, WITHIN, OR OVER MALI AT OR BELOW FL240 MUST OBTAIN CURRENT THREAT INFORMATION; COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FAA REGULATIONS, OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS, MANAGEMENT SPECIFICATIONS AND LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE OF PLANNED FLIGHTS TO THE FAA AT [email protected] WITH SPECIFIC FLIGHT DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY, U.S. OPERATORS MUST REPORT SECURITY INCIDENTS TO THE FAA AT [phone] OR [phone]. THE SECURITY CONDITIONS IN MALI FOR U.S. OPERATORS AND AIRMEN AND THE NEED FOR THIS NOTAM WILL BE RE-EVALUATED BY 31 AUGUST 2014. THE FAA HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT INFORMATION MANUAL AT: HTTP://WWW.FAA.GOV/AIR_TRAFFIC/PUBLICATIONS/IFIM/US_ RESTRICTIONS/. 1403192000-1408312359EST