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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Blamed for Mid-Air Bomb Attack

An explosion that occurred aboard a passenger plane after it took off from the main airport was caused by a bomb, according to officials.

Somalia: Two Somali Airport Employees Detained Over Plane Blast

Shabelle, 8 February 2016

Somali authorities arrested two employees of the Mogadishu airport in connection with an explosion on board a Somalian passenger plane caused by a bomb, a spokesman for the Somali… Read more »
Somalia: Bomb to Blame for Hole in Somali Jetliner

DW, 6 February 2016

Somalia's transport minister has said a bomb aimed at killing everyone onboard a flight blew a hole in a passenger jet. Authorities have blamed the attack on al-Shabab militants. Read more »
Somalia: Investigators Probe Mysterious Mid-Air Blast

DW, 4 February 2016

Investigators are looking into the explosion that ripped a hole in a passenger plane above Mogadishu. The Serbian pilot who managed to land the airliner safely after the blast has… Read more »

A hole caused by suspected bomb blast to the A-321 jetliner.

Somalia: Somalia - Minister for Transport and Aviation Says There Is No Airline Suspension Between Mogadishu and Hargeisa

Radio Dalsan, 3 February 2016

The Minister for Transport and Aviation in Somalia Mr. Ali Ahmed Jamac Jangeli has categorically said that there is no suspension of airline movement between Mogadishu and… Read more »
Somalia: One Killed in Mystery Plane Blast

East African, 3 February 2016

Authorities in Somalia are investigating a blast on an airplane that ripped a hole in the fuselage through which one passenger was sucked and plunged to his death. Read more »

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