Explosion that ripped a hole in passenger jet WAS a bomb 'intended to destroy the plane and kill everyone

An explosion that blew a hole in the side of a passenger plane in Somalia was caused by a bomb deliberately placed to kill everyone on board, the country's officials have finally confirmed.

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Explosives hidden inside a laptop blew a hole in the jet's fuselage shortly after take off from Somalia's capital Mogadishu, forcing it to make an emergency landing, investigators said. The country's Aviation Minister Ali Ahmed Jama said: 'Experts have confirmed the explosion that occurred inside the Daallo Airlines [jet] was not a technical problem but was a bomb that was intended to destroy the plane and kill all passengers onboard'. Read more: