Daallo Airlines Flight 159
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) reported. A subsequent investigation indicated that the explosion was caused by a bomb detonated in a suicide attack. The Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab later claimed responsibility for the bombing. A total of ten people were convicted in relation to the plot.
SX-BHS, the A321 involved, while in operation with Air Méditerranée, photographed in March 2013 | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 February 2016 |
| Summary | Suicide bombing |
| Site | Over Afgooye District, Somalia 2.235667°N 45.285083°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A321-111 |
| Operator | Daallo Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | D3159 |
| ICAO flight No. | DAO159 |
| Call sign | DAALLO AIRLINES 159 |
| Registration | SX-BHS |
| Flight origin | Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia |
| Destination | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti |
| Occupants | 81 |
| Passengers | 74 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 80 |
MGQ
Balad
JIB
Map of Somalia with Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) and Balad, the location where the burnt body was found.
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