Investigators have yet to trace the person responsible for building the explosive device on an Airbus 321 in Somalia, though notorious terrorist group al Shabaab has finally stepped up to claim responsibility for the attack.
That, and not the organization responsible, should be the authorities' focus as they uncover more details surrounding the explosion on Daallo flight D159.
The bombing on Daallo flight D159 was arguably a failure; though one passenger — likely the bomber — was killed, the aircraft landed safely after the attack Feb. 2. But if the flight's low altitude limited the bomb's effectiveness, that does nothing to change its level of sophistication.
That, and not the organization responsible, should be the authorities' focus as they uncover more details surrounding the explosion on Daallo flight D159.
The bombing on Daallo flight D159 was arguably a failure; though one passenger — likely the bomber — was killed, the aircraft landed safely after the attack Feb. 2. But if the flight's low altitude limited the bomb's effectiveness, that does nothing to change its level of sophistication.