1.   The explosion theory is so frightening that public fear could tip the balance in their favor, even if Bowman and Venneri are dead wrong.

2.   But survivor Mikael Oeun was skeptical of the explosion theory.

3.   He also said there were testimonies from witnesses supporting a midair explosion theory.

4.   Other scientists queried by the newspaper said that the explosion theory was probably wrong, but that the stakes were too high to ignore it.