Documents posted on WikiLeaks.org indicate possible attacks by MANPADs . `` The missile struck the aircraft in the left engine , '' the report says . The missiles may have been used in three attacks on May 30 , 2007 . The heat - seeking ` ` man - portable air - defense '' units used U.S. Stinger missiles . Most reports refer to older , less sophisticated Chinese or Soviet missiles .
Documents posted on WikiLeaks.org indicate possible attacks by MANPADs . The missiles may have been used in three attacks on May 30 , 2007 . The heat - seeking ` ` man - portable air - defense '' units used U.S. Stinger missiles . Most reports refer to older , less sophisticated Chinese or Soviet missiles .