Thai jet explosion 'not caused by bomb'
US investigators believe an explosion that destroyed a Thai Airways jet last month may have been caused by an exploding fuel tank.
It had been previously thought the blast had been caused by a bomb.
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SUBSCRIBEUS investigators believe an explosion that destroyed a Thai Airways jet last month may have been caused by an exploding fuel tank.
It had been previously thought the blast had been caused by a bomb.
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