Witnesses say a loud bang was heard followed by flames, which left 2 passengers injured.
Sources reported that the body of a person fallen from a plane was seen around Balcad town, Somalia.
Experts say if the explosion had happened in higher altitude, it would have been an explosive decompression.
It could have been a premature detonation of a bomb carried by a passenger, said security operatives.
The details of the averted crash are still sketchy, even as the local authorities are still investigating the situation.
The plane was forced to land at Mogadishu airport
