US official: Appears low-tech bomb detonated on plane
A US official said Wednesday that it appears a low-tech bomb was detonated on a passenger jet over Somalia earlier this week. No terror group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's blast. The explosion blew a hole in the jetliner shortly after take-off and left one man missing. The plane landed safely in Mogadishu. Residents of a town about 18 miles north of Mogadishu found the body of a man who might have been blown out of the Airbus 321. Govt officials also said no evidence had been found so far of a criminal act. Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin, CE of Daallo Airlines, did not rule out that a bomb planted on the aircraft was responsible. The pilot said he and others were told the explosion was caused by a bomb. Had the blast occurred at a higher altitude, it could have led to explosive decompression on the plane. <br/>
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US official: Appears low-tech bomb detonated on plane
A US official said Wednesday that it appears a low-tech bomb was detonated on a passenger jet over Somalia earlier this week. No terror group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's blast. The explosion blew a hole in the jetliner shortly after take-off and left one man missing. The plane landed safely in Mogadishu. Residents of a town about 18 miles north of Mogadishu found the body of a man who might have been blown out of the Airbus 321. Govt officials also said no evidence had been found so far of a criminal act. Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin, CE of Daallo Airlines, did not rule out that a bomb planted on the aircraft was responsible. The pilot said he and others were told the explosion was caused by a bomb. Had the blast occurred at a higher altitude, it could have led to explosive decompression on the plane. <br/>
