A bomb placed in the passenger cabin of a TWA jetliner exploded as the plane descended toward Athens airport yesterday, killing four Americans who were sucked through a hole in the fuselage 15,000 feet above Greece.
A Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a response to "American imperialist aggression."
The pilot safely landed Trans World Airlines Flight 840 at Hellinikon International Airport in Athens about 10 minutes after the exposion, compensating for the extra drag caused by the 4-by-5-foot hole in the side of the plane by using extra engine power.
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