Did explosion cause jet hole?

A GAPING hole which ripped through the belly of a jumbo jet mid-flight may have been caused by an explosive device or a damaged fuselage, aviation experts say.

The packed Quantas Boeing 747 was forced to make an emergency landing in the Philippines today after the hole ripped through the plane’s belly.

Some passengers were so terrified they vomited when oxygen masks has to be used as the Melbourne-bound flight touched down. ...