'Kingfisher bomb sourced to T'puram'

Two days after a crude bomb was found on Kingfisher flight IT 4731 from Bangalore to Thiruvananthapuram, investigations carried out by Kingfisher airline are pointing at a Thiruvananthapuram link to the crude bomb.

The bomb found on the Kingfisher plane is similar to the bombs used for fishing in Kerala. The choir ropes use to tie the bomb, the thickness of the rope is peculiar to the ropes used in and around Thiruvananthapuram.

As to how the crude bomb entered the airport premises, the investigators believe it came as part of the fire crackers used by the airport bird scarers.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Police have traced the source of explosive used in crude bomb. Police are now questioning two people in connection with the source of explosive. Police say that the paper in which the explosive was wrapped has given them vital clues.

The question paper was used as first wrap of the explosive and regional edition of newspaper used as second wrap lead to source of explosive. Sources say owner of cracker making unit near Thiruvananthapuram city has been detained for questioning.

Director of Public Instruction [head of school education department in Kerala] has helped the police in tracing location of question paper, which was used to wrap explosive.

Meanwhile, the FIR lodged in the case said the substance was not of high intensity. According to the FIR, based on the forensic analysis of the material, the material was a mixture of potassium chloride, ammonia and sulphur.

Though the crude device could not go off on its own, the possibility of it bursting due to air pressure during flight could not be ruled out, the FIR, said.

Barely 24 hours after the plane bomb horror, an eyewitness who was just 100 metres away about to board the plane spoke exclusively to TIMES NOW and described in detail exactly what he saw as soon as the bomb was discovered.

Jaswin said, "I was just 100 metres away from the plane. A ball-like object was brought out of the plane's cargo. Soon a security ring surrounded the plane and the bomb was brought to the tarmac & diffused. There was also a lot of commotion around."

Source: http://www.timesnow.tv/Kingfisher-bomb-sourced-to-Tpuram/articleshow/4341236.cms