UTA Flight 772
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Union des Transports Aeriens Flight 772 was a flight of a French airline which flew from Brazzaville, to N'Djamena, and then to Charles De Gaulle International Airport near Paris.
On 19 September, 1989, F-BTDF, the Douglas DC-10-30 on the route broke up over the Sahara Desert near the town of Bilma and the town of Ténéré, Niger when a bomb in the forward cargo hold exploded. A total of 156 passengers and 15 crew were killed, leaving no survivors.
The brother in law of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and five other Libyans were put on trial in absentia for the bombing of Flight 772. In 2003, Libya admitted responsibility and agreed to pay the families of the victims.
External Links
- UTA 772: The Forgotten Flight (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3163621.stm) (BBC)