When a bomb blast during flight left a big hole in the plane, passengers started falling one by one, there was panic.

The day of April 2 is recorded with a unique incident in the history of world aviation. On April 2, 1986, when a bomb placed under a seat of a passenger jet plane Boeing 727 of America’s leading airline company TWA exploded, a huge hole was created in the plane going from Rome to Cairo at an altitude of 11,000 feet and four people sitting at that place were killed. Fell out of the plane due to air pressure. An eight-month-old girl was also included among them.

There was chaos in the plane after this incident. However, the flight pilot saved the lives of the remaining passengers by landing the plane in Athens with great care. The Ezzedine Qassem unit of the Arab Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility for the attack and described it as revenge for the US bombing against Libya.

There were 115 passengers and 7 crew members on board.

This aircraft took off from Los Angeles Airport. It was going to Egypt. There were 115 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The bomb exploded when the flight was flying over Argos, Greece. Due to this, a big hole was formed in the plane. Due to this, 4 people sitting around it fell down from the plane due to the pressure of air. An 8-month-old girl was also included in this.

The explosion occurred in the plane when it was preparing to land at Athens Airport from a height of 15,000 feet. In this aircraft the bomb was placed under seat 10F. Due to this, a 9 x 4 feet hole was formed in the plane. The explosion was so strong that the entire plane shook badly and the glasses of many of its windows were also broken. All the passengers sitting in the plane were badly frightened. Responsibility for this bomb blast was taken by the Ezzedine Kassam Unit of Arab Revolutionary Cells. The organization called it an act of revenge against the American operation in Libya.

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