It was not so long ago that the very idea of suicidal terrorism on a plane was unthinkable; the concept of a person willing to take their own life and those of others at 30,000 feet was something the industry preferred not to consider. Many point to the events of 11 September 2001 as the first act of suicidal terrorism. In fact, the concept was borne some seven years earlier in 1994 when Hezbollah infiltrated an explosive device onto : a domestic Alas Chiricanas flight in Panama. It is believed that a passenger, Jamal Lya, intentionally detonated the device killing himself and all 20 other souls on board.
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