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| BREAKING Explosion on board an A321 few mins after taking off from Mogadishu |
| 2016-02-02 |
| The pic shows a side-hull explosion outward... shoe bomber? A Daallo Airline Airbus A321 flight D3159 made an emergency landing at Mogadishu today after an explosion soon after takeoff from Mogadishu, Somalia. A loud bang was heard followed by flames, injuring 2 passengers. The body of a person fallen from a plane around Balcad town, Somalia. If it had happened in higher altitude, it would have been an explosive decompression! It could have been a premature detonation of a bomb carried by a passenger |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #15 "Some studies say a fireplace broke out shortly after take-off." well, thank Allah nobody was cold |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-02-02 22:05 |
| #14 This BBC news article is reporting different, making it seems like it was caused by metal fatigue. The BBC reported some fellow named "Darren Howe" saying it was. No word on whether Mr. Howe is an aircraft designer, or an engineer of some type, or a pilot, or an A&P technician. Rather sloppy reporting from the Beeb. And a rather sloppy conclusion from Seeking. Larger, albeit less focused, picture here. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-02-02 21:48 |
| #13 ^ Snark O' The Day Nominee |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-02-02 20:10 |
| #12 I guess this is where eight years of Obozo have brought us: it's not safe to travel to Mogadishu anymore. Snark of The Day |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-02-02 19:29 |
| #11 "Ya like my new hat? Here, hold my beer and watch this". |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2016-02-02 15:52 |
| #10 Any reason this action would benefit terrorists? |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-02 15:26 |
| #9 From newc's link: Initial tests of the damage on Daallo Airlines came back positive for explosive residue. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-02-02 15:17 |
| #8 Metal Fatigue unlikely. Going with explosive inflight entertainment |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2016-02-02 15:10 |
| #7 On second look, what I thought was a denuded seat frame was really a mangled seatback tray. Hopefully it will turn out to be more along the lines of Ignoramus' idea of metal fatigue caused by a fire. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-02 14:45 |
| #6 Ignoramus, take a look at the pictures, and ponder the idea of smoke and flames for a few minutes and let us know what you come up with. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-02 14:05 |
| #5 Video |
| Posted by: newc 2016-02-02 13:52 |
| #4 Arrhh! link is broken, here is the correct BBC link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35474747 |
| Posted by: Seeking a cure for ignorance 2016-02-02 13:22 |
| #2 They have maintenance personnel in Mogadishu? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-02-02 12:29 |
| #1 Reports say all passengers survived. In images I saw, the upholstery on the seat adjacent to the window was ripped off. Maybe maintenance personnel placed a bomb in the headrest of the seat? |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-02 10:54 |