World IN BRIEF : FAR EAST : Bomb Explodes on Passenger Jet; 1 Killed
A bomb exploded on a Philippines Airlines flight carrying 292 people, blowing a two-foot hole beneath the passengers’ feet and setting the ceiling on fire. One passenger was killed and six were injured. The Boeing 747, with 272 passengers and 20 crew members aboard, made a safe emergency landing about an hour later at Naha airport on Okinawa in southern Japan. It had been on its way to Tokyo from the Philippines. Several hours later, a caller claiming to belong to Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim fundamentalist group, telephoned the Associated Press in Manila and claimed responsibility. Police identified the man killed as Haruki Ikegami, 24, of Japan, who had been working in the Philippines.
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