Boeing Tests Sabotage Theory in TWA Crash

Two years after the FBI and federal aviation inspectors ruled out sabotage in the crash of TWA Flight 800, Boeing Co. continues to pursue theories that a missile or a bomb downed the jet.

The Seattle Times reported Sunday that chemical and metallurgical tests were performed on the wreckage of the 747 for nearly 12 hours on Thursday by scientists hired by Boeing. The search was aimed at finding microscopic remnants of a bomb, a missile or shrapnel, the Times said, citing people familiar with the tests.

“Boeing has not ruled out any possibilities,” spokeswoman Susan Davis told the Associated Press.

Neither the FBI nor the National Transportation Safety Board found evidence to support a bomb or missile theory. All 230 people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.