Dazzle Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/al-shabab-claims-responsibility-for-plane-bomb-somalia-1.2776657 MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, said Saturday they carried out the bombing of a commercial passenger jet earlier this month that blew a hole in the fuselage, sucking out the suspected bomber and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. The explosion targeted Western and Turkish intelligence agents aboard the Daallo Airlines flight to Djibouti on Feb. 2, al-Shabab said in a statement. It said the bombing had been planned to destroy the Airbus 321 plane but it failed. Al-Shabab, who are allied to al Qaeda, said they will continue such attacks. The bomb exploded shortly after takeoff from Mogadishu airport, when the plane was at 11,000 feet and ascending. Experts say if the plane had been at its intended cruising altitude of 30,000 feet, the explosion could have brought down the aircraft. Security video footage taken at Mogadishu airport shows two men handing what looks like a laptop computer to the suspected suicide bomber after he passed through the security checkpoint. Somali authorities say at least one of the men delivering the laptop was an airport employee. Authorities believe the laptop-like device was the bomb that caused the explosion. At least 20 people including the airport employee have been arrested in connection to the attack. Abdullahi Abdisalam Borleh, the suspected suicide bomber, was a passenger and was blown out of the plane. Al-Shabab is waging an insurgency against Somalia's western-backed government and has been targeting Turkish interests and personnel in the country. The Turkish government is a key ally of Somalia and is helping with efforts to rebuild the war-torn country. Al-Shabab has carried out attacks on neighbouring countries who have contributed troops to an African Union peacekeeping force bolstering the Somali government against the extremists. LOL, this is the kind of thing that SHOULD happen more often. Bad karma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Seriously, I can't imagine what the odds of this happening are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thankfully he wasn't wearing his seat belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Was it a failed attack? They demonstrated they can get a bomb onto a passenger plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 11 hours ago, Dazzle said: Al-Shabab is waging an insurgency against Somalia's western-backed government I thought Somalia didnt have a functioning Government. I was under the impression it was just a number of warlords running everything. Yeah, they proved they were capable of getting a bomb past security but thats Somalian security. Try that at Heathrow or JFK and see if it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I wonder if that cost him any virgins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 10 hours ago, Offensive Threat said: I thought Somalia didnt have a functioning Government. I was under the impression it was just a number of warlords running everything. Yeah, they proved they were capable of getting a bomb past security but thats Somalian security. Try that at Heathrow or JFK and see if it still works. I'm not overly familiar with Somalia, to say the least, but I would imagine that you're not too far off from the truth. When has it been true that a 'Western-backed' party has ever been successful at maintaining peace? The friends are probably those who share a 'common enemy' - not that they're actually 'good'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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