Gulf Air Flight 771

When

23 Sep 1983

Kind

Terrorist attack

Coordinates

24.85° N, 54.95° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Gulf Air Flight 771.

Gulf Air Flight 771 crashes in the United Arab Emirates after a bomb explodes in the baggage compartment, killing 117.

1983 fatal airliner bombing

Gulf Air Flight 771 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, to Abu Dhabi International Airport, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. On 23 September 1983, while the Boeing 737-200 was on approach, a bomb, planted by the Iraqi-based Palestinian nationalist militant group, Abu Nidal Organization, exploded in the baggage compartment, resulting in a fire.

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