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| FBI Team in Somalia to Investigate Mid-Air Explosion |
| 2016-02-06 |
| A team of FBI agents has arrived in Somalia to help authorities in the East African nation investigate what caused an explosion this week inside a plane at 11,000 feet. Authorities from Somalia, the United States and other countries believe that a bomb was detonated in mid-air, just after the Hermes Airlines flight departed Mogadishu’s airport for Djibouti, according to sources familiar with the incident. The A-321 jetliner executed an emergency landing and returned to the airport, but two passengers were hurt, and it’s believed one person may have been sucked out of the plane through a relatively small hole left by the explosion. It is still unclear how a bomb would have been brought on-board or who could be responsible, but authorities are looking into whether the al Qaeda-linked terrorist group al-Shabab, based in Somalia, or even ISIS may be behind it, sources said. Many of the passengers on the flight were originally scheduled to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, but the flight was canceled “due to operational reasons” and bad weather, according to Turkish Airlines spokesman Yahya Ustun. The U.S. government offered Somali authorities any assistance, and the team of FBI agents arrived at the scene Friday, sources said. They are there for one purpose: to help the Somalis with any expertise or other assistance they may need. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 What's there to understand? Terrorist failed to blow up a plane and died in the most idiotic manner possible. Seriously, who sets of an explosive in a plane that results in only ejecting yourself out? Is this a new sport for Jihadi's? See if they can hit a virgin from 10,000ft? |
| Posted by: Charles 2016-02-06 15:51 |
| #3 I hear the beaches are nice. Mind the sharks, though. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-02-06 15:15 |
| #2 One day you're digging through Hillary's emails. The next day you're in Somalia digging through a Darwin Award case. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2016-02-06 15:06 |
| #1 How much do you have to screw up in order to be assigned to a team going to Somalia? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-02-06 11:56 |