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| Al-Shabab 'carried out' Somalia plane attack | Al-Shabab 'carried out' Somalia plane attack |
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| Somalia's Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out a bomb attack on a plane that blew a huge hole in its fuselage earlier this month. | Somalia's Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out a bomb attack on a plane that blew a huge hole in its fuselage earlier this month. |
| In an emailed statement, al-Shabab said the attack was revenge for Western intelligence operations in Somalia. | In an emailed statement, al-Shabab said the attack was revenge for Western intelligence operations in Somalia. |
| The Daallo Airlines Airbus 321 with 74 passengers on board made an emergency landing in the capital Mogadishu after the explosion shortly after take-off. | The Daallo Airlines Airbus 321 with 74 passengers on board made an emergency landing in the capital Mogadishu after the explosion shortly after take-off. |
| One person, said to be the bomber, was reportedly blown out of the plane. | One person, said to be the bomber, was reportedly blown out of the plane. |
| The explosion happened about 15 minutes into the flight, when the plane was only at around 11,000ft (3,350m) and the cabin was not yet pressurised. | The explosion happened about 15 minutes into the flight, when the plane was only at around 11,000ft (3,350m) and the cabin was not yet pressurised. |
| What happened on the plane? | |
| Al-Shabab wants IS to back off | |
| Who are al-Shabab? | |
| Why I left militant group | |
| Most of the passengers had originally been booked on a Turkish Airlines flight but the flight was cancelled due to bad weather a few hours before take-off, Turkish Airlines said. | Most of the passengers had originally been booked on a Turkish Airlines flight but the flight was cancelled due to bad weather a few hours before take-off, Turkish Airlines said. |
| In its statement, al-Shabab said it had targeted Turkish Airlines because it said the Nato state was supporting Western operations in Somalia. | |
| But the group admitted it had failed in its aim of bringing down the flight. | |
| Somali authorities have released a video showing a passenger being given a laptop that they believe contained the bomb. | Somali authorities have released a video showing a passenger being given a laptop that they believe contained the bomb. |
| In the video, a man in an orange hi-visibility vest is shown walking with a man in a blue shirt holding what looks like a laptop. Another man in a hat approaches them and it is alleged that the laptop is handed over. | In the video, a man in an orange hi-visibility vest is shown walking with a man in a blue shirt holding what looks like a laptop. Another man in a hat approaches them and it is alleged that the laptop is handed over. |
| More than 20 people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the Somali government said. | More than 20 people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the Somali government said. |