Setting the bomb Philippine Airlines Flight 434



ei-bwf, aircraft involved, in december 1988


yousef boarded aircraft manila cebu leg of flight. plane departed manila @ 5:35 a.m. after plane airborne, went lavatory dopp kit in hand , took off shoes out batteries, wiring, , spark source hidden in heel (below level metal detectors in use @ time detect anything). yousef removed modified casio digital watch wrist used timer, unpacked remaining materials dopp kit, , assembled bomb. set timer 4 hours later, approximately time @ plane far out on ocean en route tokyo, put entire bomb dopp kit, , returned current seat.


after asking flight attendant permission move seat 26k, saying better view seat, yousef moved seat , tucked assembled bomb life vest pocket under seat. exited aircraft in cebu. philippine domestic flight attendant maria de la cruz noticed yousef had switched seats during course of manila cebu flight , got off plane in cebu domestic cabin crew, did not pass information along international flight crew boarded @ cebu trip tokyo. 25 other passengers got off plane @ cebu, 256 more passengers , new cabin crew boarded plane final leg of flight tokyo.








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