Plane makes emergency landing after explosion tears gaping hole in its side

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A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Somalia on Tuesday when an explosion shortly after takeoff tore a large, gaping hole in its fuselage.

Two people were hurt in the incident onboard the Dijbouti-bound Daallo Airlines flight, officials told BBC News, which occurred at 10,000 feet over Mogadishu

A photo of the plane’s exterior that was taken once it had landed shows the massive hole, just above the wing.

Awale Kullane, Somalia’s ambassador to the United Nations, posted video he shot onboard the plane after the blast. It shows oxygen masks hanging overhead while wind rushes through the hole and into the plane’s cabin Read more…

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