Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for Somalia in-flight jet blast

The jihadist group Al-Shabaab claimed Saturday responsibility for a bomb blast on a Somali passenger plane this month -- an explosion that authorities say killed only the alleged bomber. The Daallo Airlines plane, which took off from Somalia's capital bound for Djibouti Feb 2, landed back in Mogadishu despite the blast, which Somali authorities say was caused by a laptop computer containing a bomb. The bomber -- identified by authorities as Abdullahi Abdisalam Borleh -- was sucked out of the airliner through a hole from the explosion. Al-Shabaab said the operation targeted "Western intelligence officials and Turkish NATO forces aboard the airplane bound for Djibouti." The group admitted that the bombing did not go as planned. Al-Shabaab vowed to continue targeting "Western intelligence teams" that operate in Somalia. <br/>