Investigators Couldn't Figure Out How This Plane Crashed, Until They Checked Her Handbag

A Terrible Truth

The plane lacked any defects, meaning that this was no accident. It appeared to be a deliberately planned attack. Experts said that somehow, an individual had brought an explosive on board, but they didn't know the motivation. They knew that no person would take 44 lives for no reason; there had to be an explanation. They would soon find answers in the strangest of places...

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