Bomb caused Somalia plane blast

A hole can be seen in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on the runway of the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. Picture: AP

A hole can be seen in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on the runway of the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. Picture: AP

Published Feb 6, 2016

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Mogadishu - A passenger flight forced to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu on Tuesday was hit by a bomb explosion, Somalia's minister for transport and aviation said.

“We have confirmed that it was a bomb that exploded in the Daallo Airlines flight. It was meant to kill all aboard,” Ali Ahmed Jamac told a news conference on Saturday.

Reuters

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