Upon impact with the ground it exploded into a fireball that rose 10,000 feet into the air. Eleven people on the ground were also killed. Investigators believed that less than one pound of a plastic explosive called sentex was packed into a small portable radio and placed in passenger baggage. This was carried out most likely by the PFLP-GC, the popular front for the Liberation of Palestine, General Command. The device, according to the official report of the Presidential panel charged with investigating the tragedy, was fully rigged as a bomb and equipped with a barometric triggering device.
Air travel is the safest mode of transportation.
I have to believe that because I fly over 100,000 miles a year, crossing this country coast to coast at least twice a month. Statistics based on passengers flown and miles covered support my confidence in commercial aviation. But I also know that air travel, like all travel, can be safer especially from crime risks. Concealing Crime Hazards Travel and tourism business ranks no lower than third in economic importance in most of our states. In many countries, the entire economy depends on tourism.