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Article: NO EVIDENCE YET OF BOMB IN DOWNED JET.(News)

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October 19, 1996
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Officials investigating the crash of TWA Flight 800 said yesterday that no evidence has been found indicating a bomb destroyed the jet, but they have not yet concluded the crash was due to a mechanical malfunction.

The Washington Post reported that extensive metallurgical tests conducted on wreckage suggested that the Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 crashed as a result of a malfunction and not because of an explosive device.

National Transportation Safety Board officials said metal recovered from the wreckage did not reveal that a bomb blew up the jet, but they were not yet ready to make a determination of mechanical malfunction.

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