பிரான்ஸ் விமானத்தில் பயங்கர வெடிகுண்டு - 473 பேர் உயிர் தப்பினர்
பிரான்ஸ் விமானத்தில் சந்தேகத்தின் அடிப்படையில் கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ள பொருள் பயங்கர வெடிகுண்டு என கென்யாவின் விமான நிலைய அதிகாரிகள் மற்றும் நிபுணர்கள் உறுதி செய்துள்ளனர்.
விமானத்தின் கழிவறையில் சந்தேகப்படும்படியான பொருள் இருப்பதாக தகவல் கிடைத்தவுடன், விமானத்தினை கென்யாவில் திருப்பி விட்டு தரையிறக்கியதால் பெரும் விபத்தும் உயிர்ச்சேதமும் தவிர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இந்த விமானத்தில் பயணம் செய்த பயணிகள் 459 பேரும் 14 விமான ஊழியர்களும் அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக உயிர்தப்பியுள்ளனர்.
An explosive device was found on an Air France plane that forced the jet to make an emergency landing in Kenya, a senior Kenyan official said Sunday.
Karim Rajan, a Mombassa-based journalist, said the senior official confirmed that an "explosive device" was discovered in the lavatory during the flight and it had now been "deactivated".
"The airport was sealed off by security personnel after the emergency landing," Rajan quoted the official as saying. "They have found an explosive device, but they cannot confirm exactly what it is. They are investigating."
Six passengers were being questioned after the jet flying to Paris from Mauritius landed in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, the Associated Press reported, citing a Kenyan police official.
The official, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said during the flight a passenger noticed something in a lavatory that looked like "a stopwatch mounted on a box".
The passenger reported the device to the cabin crew, who informed the pilots, leading to the emergency landing at the Mombasa airport.
The official said one of those being interrogated was the man who reported the device.
"I cannot understand about what they say. This world is crazy," one passenger told the media in Mombasa.
Speaking at a press conference at Mombasa airport on Sunday, Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said "a few passengers" were being questioned.
Kenyan authorities were working with their French and Mauritian counterparts to determine the nature of the device, Nkaissery said.
"We are in touch with Mauritius to know how security screening of passengers was done," he added.
The Boeing 777 landed at Moi International Airport before 1am local time (21:37 GMT).
"It requested an emergency landing after a device suspected to be a bomb was discovered in the lavatory, an emergency was prepared and it landed safely and all passengers evacuated," police spokesman Charles Owino told the AFP news agency.
Passengers of Air France flight 463 made it off the plane safely after it made an emergency landing in Mombasa [EPA/STR]
A passenger who spoke to journalists after leaving the plane in Mombasa described the emergency landing.
"The plane just went down slowly, slowly, slowly, so we just realised probably something was wrong," said Benoit Lucchini of Paris.
"The personnel of Air France was just great, they were just wonderful. So they keep everybody calm. We did not know what was happening," said Lucchini.
"So we secured the seat belt to land in Mombasa because we thought it was a technical problem, but actually it was not a technical problem. It was something in the toilet."
The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, which lies about 1,000km east of Madagascar, is a favourite vacation destination for French nationals.
France has been under a state of emergency since the November 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for that and the October 31 crash of a Russian passenger in the Sinai desert that killed all 224 people aboard.
Moscow has said the crash was caused by a bomb on the plane.
Two Air France flights from the US to Paris were diverted on November 18 after bomb threats were received. No bombs were found on the planes from Los Angeles and Washington DC.
An explosive device was found on an Air France plane that forced the jet to make an emergency landing in Kenya, a senior Kenyan official said Sunday.
Karim Rajan, a Mombassa-based journalist, said the senior official confirmed that an "explosive device" was discovered in the lavatory during the flight and it had now been "deactivated".
"The airport was sealed off by security personnel after the emergency landing," Rajan quoted the official as saying. "They have found an explosive device, but they cannot confirm exactly what it is. They are investigating."
Six passengers were being questioned after the jet flying to Paris from Mauritius landed in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, the Associated Press reported, citing a Kenyan police official.
The official, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said during the flight a passenger noticed something in a lavatory that looked like "a stopwatch mounted on a box".
The passenger reported the device to the cabin crew, who informed the pilots, leading to the emergency landing at the Mombasa airport.
The official said one of those being interrogated was the man who reported the device.
"I cannot understand about what they say. This world is crazy," one passenger told the media in Mombasa.
Speaking at a press conference at Mombasa airport on Sunday, Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said "a few passengers" were being questioned.
Kenyan authorities were working with their French and Mauritian counterparts to determine the nature of the device, Nkaissery said.
"We are in touch with Mauritius to know how security screening of passengers was done," he added.
The Boeing 777 landed at Moi International Airport before 1am local time (21:37 GMT).
"It requested an emergency landing after a device suspected to be a bomb was discovered in the lavatory, an emergency was prepared and it landed safely and all passengers evacuated," police spokesman Charles Owino told the AFP news agency.
Passengers of Air France flight 463 made it off the plane safely after it made an emergency landing in Mombasa [EPA/STR]
A passenger who spoke to journalists after leaving the plane in Mombasa described the emergency landing.
"The plane just went down slowly, slowly, slowly, so we just realised probably something was wrong," said Benoit Lucchini of Paris.
"The personnel of Air France was just great, they were just wonderful. So they keep everybody calm. We did not know what was happening," said Lucchini.
"So we secured the seat belt to land in Mombasa because we thought it was a technical problem, but actually it was not a technical problem. It was something in the toilet."
The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, which lies about 1,000km east of Madagascar, is a favourite vacation destination for French nationals.
France has been under a state of emergency since the November 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for that and the October 31 crash of a Russian passenger in the Sinai desert that killed all 224 people aboard.
Moscow has said the crash was caused by a bomb on the plane.
Two Air France flights from the US to Paris were diverted on November 18 after bomb threats were received. No bombs were found on the planes from Los Angeles and Washington DC.
Its very usual to find a bomb in the flight. but what happened the security measures?
ReplyDeleteDidn't they screen the passengers before they board ? What happened to the metal detectors ? how come the cabin crew didn't notice it ?
I remember what happened during WTC attack. the whole of the building melted to the ground but the Fugitives Passport was unharmed.
Same thing happened during charley Hebdo attack. They took everything but left the killers identity. ( He must be a very stupid Terrorist to carry his own identity or leave it behind- may be he wants everyone to know that he is the murderer.
Lets wait and see what will be the end report of this.