Blast Blows Hole in Commercial Plane Over Somalia; 1 Falls and Dies

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Blast Blows Hole in Commercial Plane Over Somalia; 1 Falls and Dies - by Greg Botelho and Robyn Kriel/ CNN/ Africa/ cnn.com

"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN)An explosion rocked a commercial plane after it set off above East Africa on Tuesday, injuring two people before the pilot landed safely, a passenger said.

Somali authorities later discovered a body near Mogadishu they believe fell from the Daallo Airlines plane.

Late Tuesday night, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN that Somali authorities confirmed one passenger had been blown or ejected out of the hole created by the explosion. Somalia's National News Agency reported that one passenger died after falling from the plane..."

Richard

 

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Explosion on Flight from Somalia was Caused by Bomb, Sources Say - by Jason Burke/ Somalia/ World/ The Guardian/ theguardian.com

"An explosion that forced an Airbus A321 to return to the Somali capital for an emergency landing this week was probably caused by a bomb, US government sources have said.

One man was killed in the blast on Tuesday on the Daallo Airlines plane. Officials north of Mogadishu said the body of a man believed to have been sucked through a hole in the fuselage made by the blast had been found in the area.

The US sources told the Reuters news agency that hard forensic evidence was lacking and no group was known to have claimed responsibility for the blast. Islamist militant groups have been waging an insurgency and terrorist campaign in Somalia and the region for more than a decade..."

Richard

 

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Somali Passenger Jet 'Holed by Bomb' - from EuroNews/ euronews.com

"A blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a Somalian passenger jet was caused by a bomb, meant to kill everyone on board, according to the country’s transport and aviation minister.

One passenger died and two were injured in the explosion on the plane, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Mogadishu airport on Tuesday.

The Airbus A321 was operated by Somali company Daalo Airlines..."

Richard

 

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Airport Workers Seen With Laptop Used in Somalia In-Flight Jet Blast - by Robyn Kriel and Faith Karimi/ CNN/ Africa/ cnn.com

"(CNN)Somali intelligence officials say two airport workers handled a laptop believed to have contained a bomb that later exploded in a passenger plane.

In a video made public on Sunday by officials, one airport worker takes the laptop and hands it to another employee.

The employees then hand it over to a man who was killed when the laptop explosion blew a hole in the plane's fuselage, said Abdisalam Aato, a spokesman for the Somali Prime Minister..."


Richard

 

[Passepartout]

I read speculation that the person who was blown out the fuselage hole was the bomber. 'Course the blast probably took him out anyway, but imagine his thoughts as he fell away from the jet if he'd been conscious. "Crap, Allah, I screwed up my trip to glory".

No second tries.

Jim

 

[Phydeaux]

I read speculation that the person who was blown out the fuselage hole was the bomber. 'Course the blast probably took him out anyway, but imagine his thoughts as he fell away from the jet if he'd been conscious. "Crap, Allah, I screwed up my trip to glory".

No second tries.

Jim

The ironical part is that when a Suicide Bomber blows himself up his body parts are impregnated with Gelatine and Glycerine from the explosive. Both Gelatine and Glycerine are manufactured from Pigs worldwide.. Ergo, they will never be accepted by Allah.

Every Muslim who has ever handled TNT, Nitro, Bullets, High Explosive Bombs, Rocket Launchers or been treated for cuts injury requiring stitches, or taken antibiotics, or Vitamin Capsules, has been contaminated with Pig Products.

Pig bone gelatine is used to help transport gunpowder or cordite into the bullet. Insulin, the blood-thinning drug heparin and pig heart valves all vital. The complex workings of the global food and processing industry have ensured that it is impossible to avoid pig altogether.
There is no legal obligation for manufacturers to specify whether the gelatine they use is from a pig or another animal. When it is specified, it is often confusingly referred to as Suilline gelatine.

So to all prospective Suicide Bombers, ISIS and innocent, good Muslims, I say, “Have a Nice Day” from “Percy” the wonderful Pig.

 

[DaveNV]

I read speculation that the person who was blown out the fuselage hole was the bomber. 'Course the blast probably took him out anyway, but imagine his thoughts as he fell away from the jet if he'd been conscious. "Crap, Allah, I screwed up my trip to glory".

No second tries.

Jim

The natural follow-on to this train of thought is the comment made by a comedian (I think it was Jeff Dunham) that nobody specifies the gender of the seventy virgins such martyrs expect to receive. Awkward...

Dave

 

[Passepartout]

I was sent to Wheelus AFB in Libya during the '6-Days War' in 1966. I was stationed in a US Army Construction Engineer unit, and was trained to operate specialized equipment- in this case water well drilling gear. Obviously, at the time, we weren't aware that it would be known as the 6-Days War. We didn't know how long Israel and Egypt would go at it.

But I digress. To keep the locals at bay, the high walls that surrounded the Air Force Base were topped by shards of broken colored glass. We'd been told that being cut by colored glass was considered something very bad by Muslims (though I have no clue what/how/if it's true). They loaded a slurry of pig fat into the crash (fire) trucks, and these were stations at the gates into the base. Apparently to use the big water cannons atop these apparatus to hose down any possible attackers.

Whether it worked or not, I don't know. We weren't attacked and for my part, I was deep in the central, protected part of the base, and by the time we got set up, the altercation was over and we went back to Germany.

I guess psychological warfare- that is, using the opponent's beliefs to your advantage can be better than bullets and bombs.

Jim

 

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Somalia Plane Bomber Was Meant to Board Turkish Flight: Airline Executive - by Drazen Jorgic/ World/ Reuters/ reuters.com

A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, Daallo's chief executive said on Monday.

The bomber was sucked out of the plane through the 1-metre-wide (1-yard-wide) hole when the blast ripped open the pressurized cabin in flight, officials said. The pilot landed the plane in the Somali capital, from where it had taken off.

No group has so far taken responsibility for the attack but U.S. officials said on Monday the United States suspects Islamist militant group al Shabaab, which has links to al Qaeda, was responsible for the blast.

Daallo Airlines chief executive, Mohamed Yassin, said most of the passengers who were on the bombed flight were scheduled to fly with Turkish Airlines, but were flown to Djibouti by one of his planes after the Turkish carrier canceled its flight, citing bad weather.

"That particular passenger (who was behind the blast) boarded the aircraft on a Turkish Airlines boarding pass and was on the list for the Turkish Airlines manifest," Yassin told Reuters by telephone from Dubai.

Yassin said Daallo picked up the 70 stranded Turkish Airlines passengers to fly them to Djibouti, including the suicide bomber. In total, the flight had 74 passengers..."

An aircraft belonging to Daallo Airlines is parked at the Aden Abdulle international airport after making an emergency landing following an explosion inside the plane in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, February 3, 2016.
Reuters/Feisal Omar



Richard

 

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Al-Shabab Claims Somalia Plane Bomb Attack - by Hamza Mohamed/ Somalia/ Aljazeera/ aljazeera.com

"Group says it attacked Daallo Airlines after its initial target, a Turkish Airlines flight, cancelled Mogadishu flight.

Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a purported bomb attack on a passenger plane in Somalia earlier this month, saying it was targeted at Western officials and Turkish NATO forces.

The blast punched a one-metre-sized hole in the side of the Airbus A321 about 15 minutes after it had taken off from Mogadishu heading for Djibouti on February 2.

A senior source within the group told Al Jazeera that their initial target was a Turkish Airlines jet, but only attacked Daallo Airlines after Turkey's national carrier cancelled its flight to the Somali capital.

In a statement obtained by Al Jazeera, the armed group said on Saturday the attack on the Daallo Airlines flight was part of an operation targeting dozens of Western intelligence officials and Turkish NATO forces..."

Richard