On 2 February 2016, an Airbus A321 Boeing 757-200F in the climb after departing from Mogadishu had just passed FL100 when an explosion occurred inside the passenger cabin. This led to significant structural damage to a small area of the fuselage, which caused cabin depressurisation, the ejection of one passenger, and led to three others being seriously injured. The damaged aircraft was recovered to Mogadishu without any further consequences, and the explosion was found to have been intentionally caused by the ejected male passenger. A series of Safety Recommendations were issued, aimed at improving security screening of passengers boarding flights from Mogadishu.
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On 2 February 2016, an Airbus A321 (SX-BHS) operated by Hermes Airlines on a Daallo Airlines scheduled passenger flight from Mogadishu to Djibouti as DAO 159 was in the climb and passing 10,400 feet when the flight crew heard an explosion in the passenger cabin, and a pressurisation failure was annunciated. An emergency return to Mogadishu was made, with a landing completed 12 minutes later. Significant damage to the right-hand side of the fuselage was found at row 16. One passenger from that vicinity was missing, and three others nearby sustained serious injuries. The other 70 passengers and all 7 aircrew on board were uninjured.
The hole caused by the explosion. [Reproduced from the Official Report]
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