Air Andaluni Flight 553
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| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 September 2020 |
| Summary | Aviation bombing by Al-Fijar terrorists |
| Site | Olympic Ocean 120mi (190km) ENE of Vongane, Quetana |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Toring 757 |
| Operator | Air Andaluni |
| Call sign | ANDALUNI 553 |
| Registration | TA-0T |
| Flight origin | Jade Harbor International Airport Jade Harbor, Jade, Zamastan |
| 1st stopover | Vongane International Airport, Vongane, Quetana |
| Destination | Nora International Airport, Nora, Andaluni |
| Occupants | 178 |
| Passengers | 160 |
| Crew | 18 |
| Fatalities | 178 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Air Andaluni Flight 553 was an Air Andaluni flight operating on the Jade Harbor-Vongane-Nora route. On 16 September 2020 it was operated using Toring 757 registered TA-0T. It disintegrated in midair en route from Jade Harbor to Vongane, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m) over the Olympic Ocean, as a result of the explosion from a suicide bomber aboard affilliated with the terrorist group Al-Fijar. The remnants of the airliner fell into the ocean approximately 120 miles (190 km) east-northeast of the northeast tip of Quetana, killing all aboard: 178 people, including 90 Kuresan citizens, 29 Andaluni citizens, 18 Rio Palitoan citizens, 16 Quetanan citizens, 10 Zamastanian citizens, 8 Caspian citizens, and 7 Emmirian citizens. The bombing of Air Andaluni Flight 553 is the largest mass killing in Andaluni and Kuresan history, the deadliest aviation accident in the history of Air Andaluni and was the deadliest act of aviation terrorism.
Kalumaan Al-Babur was identified as the bomber by the Zamastanian Intelligence Service and the Emmirian State Security Committee. Four days after the bombing, two attempted attacks are foiled in connection to the bombing. Ahmad Suadya Mumaar attempted to blow up Omicron Airlines Flight U829 midflight from Amarjel, Durnstaal to Vessalia, Avergnon, but was subdued by passengers and arrested by the Central Intelligence Bureau upon the plane's emergency landing. At around the same time, Akbani bin Ahmaura attempted to detonate a car bomb in Viitaniemi, Caspia, but the bomb failed to explode and bin Ahmaura was arrested by the Capsia National Security Bureau.
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