Tag: September 23 1983 Bombing
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On This Day In 1983: Gulf Air Flight 771 was destroyed by a hidden baggage bomb near Abu Dhabi, killing all 112 aboard and exposing a deadly plot.
On September 23, 1983, Gulf Air Flight 771 was approaching Abu Dhabi International Airport when a sudden explosion transformed an otherwise routine flight into one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the United Arab Emirates. The Boeing 737-2P6, registration A4O-BK, was operating from Karachi, Pakistan, with Abu Dhabi as its first stop before continuing toward…
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