Somali officials reported Wednesday, an explosion that forced Airbus A321 to have an emergency landing this week was probably caused by a bomb. Pressure was lost in the cabin and so far two injures have been reported. Footage taken by passengers of the plane has now been released.
More below.
In the cellphone video taken by Awale Kullane, Somalia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, passengers can be seen in the half-empty plane wearing oxygen masks and the sound of rushing air can be heard. Killeen reports, the plane was at an altitude of about 11,000 feet and passengers were advised to keep their seatbelts on until authorized to move around.
Kullane spoke about the incident saying, “I heard a big bang, so, and the smoke erupted so we couldn’t see anything for a few seconds, so it was a bit scary,” he continued, “Most people started moving behind me so I saw kind of a space of, a chunk of small area of the plane missing, and that air was floating in and out, and the oxygen masks had started to drop above us. So everything looked a bit more critical.”
“I took a video clip after things had settled down and most people started moving at the back of the plane,” Kullane added, “For the first few seconds and minutes… I was terrified and most people were terrified.”
Check out the clip below.
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