MOGADISHU, Feb 7, (APP/AFP) – Somali intelligence officials
investigating a bomb blast on a commercial jet released surveillance footage Sunday appearing to show a passenger being given a laptop in which the bomb was concealed.
The blast on Tuesday ripped a hole in the Daallo Airlines plane
fuselage shortly after it took off from Somalia’s main airport, killing one person and forcing an emergency landing.
The newly released surveillance footage shows the suspected bomber
being handed a laptop by two other men, one of whom is wearing a security jacket, the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said.
“There are investigations going on and about 15 people have been
arrested so far in connection with the incident,” a Somali security official who asked not to be named told AFP.
“The initial investigation results indicate that the bomb was planted
in a laptop and was carried by one of the passengers.
“A CCTV camera recorded some of the activities and the attack is
believed to have been coordinated by a network of individuals, many of whom have been arrested and are being investigated,” the source added.