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Explosion on board an A321 few mins after taking off from Mogadishu

Published: 02 Feb 2016 - 04:21 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 07:54 pm
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A Daallo Airline Airbus A321 flight D3159 made an emergency landing at Mogadishu today after an explosion soon after takeoff from Mogadishu, Somalia. A loud bang was heard followed by flames, injuring 2 passengers.

 

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