According to
"the Guardian.com" British newspaper reports Video footage analysed as part of somalian's
investigation shows two men handing what looks like a laptop to the suspected bomber after he passed through security, a government
spokesman has said.
CCTV footage appears to show two airport workers handing a suspected
suicide bomber a laptop stuffed with explosives.
At least one
of the men delivering the item was an airport employee, government
spokesman Abdisalam Aato said.
"It was
a deliberate act of terrorism"he said. "Investigation are
still ongoing".
The suspected
suicide bomber was blown from the Daallo Airlines jet on Tuesday,
creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and forcing the plane to make
an emergency landing back at Mogadishu airport.
It is
believed that a laptop like device was the bomb caused the explosion.
The Serb
pilot of the jet-liner said that the explosion occurred at 11.000
feet ascending towards 30.000feet but would have been more
devastating had the bomb gone off at a higher altitude." At a
higher altitude, the hole in the fuselage might have caused more
severe structural damage" he said," Because the plane was
at a lower altitude, i was able to land it safely".
Furthermore
CNN reports that the attack is believed to have been instigated by
islamic extremist group al-Shabab, though officials have yet to
determine whether Borleh was a direct member.
At least 20
people have been arrested in connection with the bombing, including
the two airport workers in the CCTV footage seen delivering the
explosive laptop to the suspect.
Somalia's
government has said it will tighten security at the airport to
prevent other threats.
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| Vodopivec also highlighted additional security concerns in the Somali capital, including some planes that are struck by gunfire on approach to the airport. Photo A.P. |
"The
security is zero" said Vlatko Vodopivec, the pilot who guided
the plane down, said."When we park there, some 20 to 30people
come to the Tarmac" said the veteran pilot who has made numerous
flights to the airport."No one has a badge or those yellow
vests.They enter and leave the plane and no one knows who is
who....They can put anything inside when the passengers leave the
aircraft".
The explosion
killed one passenger, Abdullahi Abdisalam Borle, according to Somali
officials who did not give further details. A man’s body was found
in the town of Balad, 30km (18 miles) north of Mogadishu, according
to police who said he might have been blown from the plane.
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Somalia faces an
insurgency from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab, which has
carried out deadly attacks in Somalia and neighbouring countries. Photo: A.P
The Guardian
newspaper reports that Borle is suspected to have been the suicide
bomber, said a senior Somali civil aviation official, who insisted on
anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to speak to the media.
Somalia faces
an insurgency from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab, which has
carried out deadly attacks in Somalia and neighbouring countries.
Moreover
Daallo Airline is based in Dubai and has suspended its operation in
Somalia's capital after and as a result of the accident but hopes to
restart them as soon as possible, said Mohammed Ibrahim
Yassin, the airline’s chief executive.
Sources: www.the guardian.com, www.CNN.gr, Associate Press. |
