Would it? We are talking a pressurized hull here. A fistful of plastic would be more than enough, anywhere within the hull
That is right, and given that sourcing a fistful of plastic explosives, getting it on board an aircraft in the right location and detonating it in flight is a hell of a lot harder and much more expensive than getting hold of a fake passport why would anyone risk all that effort by using a stolen passport which has in all likelihood been reported to the authorities?