Daallo Airlines Flight 159

Daallo Airlines Flight 159
SX-BHS, the A321 involved, while in operation with Air Méditerranée, photographed in March 2013
Bombing
Date2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)
SummarySuicide bombing
SiteOver Afgooye District, Somalia
2°14′08″N 45°17′06″E / 2.235667°N 45.285083°E / 2.235667; 45.285083[1]
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A321-111
OperatorDaallo Airlines
IATA flight No.D3159
ICAO flight No.DAO159
Call signDAALLO AIRLINES 159
RegistrationSX-BHS
Flight originAden Adde International Airport, Somalia
DestinationDjibouti–Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti
Occupants81
Passengers74
Crew7
Fatalities1
Injuries3
Survivors80
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MGQ
MGQ
Balad
Balad
JIB
JIB
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Map of Somalia with Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) and Balad, the location where the burnt body was found.

Daallo Airlines Flight 159 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Somali-owned Daallo Airlines. On 2 February 2016, an explosion occurred on board the aircraft 20 minutes after it took off from Mogadishu. The aircraft was able to return to the airport safely with one fatality (likely the bomber). A subsequent investigation indicated that the explosion was caused by a bomb[2][3] detonated in a suicide attack.[4] The Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the bombing.[5][6][7] A total of ten people were convicted in relation to the plot.[8]

  1. ^ Accident to the AIRBUS - A321 registered SX-BHS operated by Daallo Airlines on 2nd February 2016 On initial climb from AD Mogadishu (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Federal Republic of Somalia - Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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  4. ^ "'Somalia plane bomber given bomb in laptop' on CCTV". BBC News. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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