Investigators
believe that an explosion aboard a plane in Somalia was likely caused by
a small bomb that was placed inside of a laptop, sources familiar with
the probe said. A small team of FBI agents has arrived in Somalia to help authorities in the East African nation investigate the cause of the explosion this week at 11,000 feet.
The
A-321 jetliner made an emergency landing and returned to the airport,
but two passengers were hurt. It’s believed one person may have been
sucked out of the plane through a relatively small hole left by the
explosion -- possibly the bomber.
It
is still unclear exactly who is responsible for planning the explosion,
but authorities are looking into whether the al Qaeda-linked terrorist
group al-Shabab, based in Somalia, may be behind it, and they're not ready to rule out ISIS, 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. An FBI spokesman declined to comment for this article, referring questions to Somali authorities.
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