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Somali Jet Suicide Bomber Was On The Wrong Plane

A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Somali passenger jet flying from Mogadishu to Djibouti and was subsequently sucked out and killed, was on board the wrong plane, according to the airline. Chief executive of Daallo Airlines said on Monday that the bomber was meant to fly on a Turkish Airlines flight which got cancelled due to high winds. Aljazeera reports: The explosion ripped a one-metre hole in the side of the Daallo Airlines jet on Tuesday, after which the suspect was reportedly sucked out of the decompressed cabin. The 74 passengers aboard the flight were originally checked in with Turkish Airlines, which flies to Somalia three times a week, Mohamed Ibrahim Yassin Olad, Daallo Airlines chief, told Al Jazeera on Sunday. “They were not our passengers. Turkish Airlines cancelled its flight from Mogadishu that morning because their incoming flight from Djibouti could not come to Mogadishu because of what they said was strong wind,” Olad said. “They requested we carry the passengers on their behalf to Djibouti where they would continue their journey on a Turkish Airlines flight,” Olad added. “Turkish Airlines have not been in contact with us since the incident happened. You can say they are trying [...]