I was on a plane that was hit by lightning. Scary, but not deadly.
Air France's issue could have been a pre-existing malfunction that was exacerbated by the lightning, or on the other hand, controls set in place, like lightning rods, were not doing their job. Or it could have been something else altogether.
No one will know for a while.
Soooooooo sad.
I'm a nervous flyer anyway, so I hate it when this happens.