Video Captured Of Large Hole In The Airliner's Fuselage

A Daallo Airlines A321 operated by Hermes Airlines landed safely after an explosion tore a large hole in the fuselage of the airliner.

The airplane was flying over Somalia en route to Djibouti when, according to the Daallo Airlines Facebook page, "Flight D3 159 SX.BHS A321, operated by Hermes airlines departed from Mogadishu Airport bound for Djibouti on Feb 2, 2016 carrying 74 passengers experienced an incident shortly after take-off. The Aircraft landed safely and all of our passengers were evacuated safely. A thorough investigation is being conducted by Somalia Civil Aviation Authority."

The Washington Post reports that the pilot, 64-year-old Vlatko Vodopivec, told the Associated Press that he believes the explosion was caused by a bomb on board the airplane. However, officials investigating the incident say that there is no solid evidence of a crime.

The incident occurred as the A321 climbed through 11,000 feet, according to reports. Initially it was reported that one person was believed to have been sucked out of the airplane during the decompression, but later reports indicated that everyone survived the incident.

Video captured by a passenger on the airliner shows the interior of the airplane after the explosion, but not the moment it happened. Investigators say that a failure of the pressure vessel could also be the reason for the explosion.

But pilot Vodopivec said "I think it was a bomb."

The explosion did not damage the flight controls, and he managed to return to the airport and land safely.

(Images from YouTube video and Twitter)

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