UTA Flight 772

Union des Transports Aériens Flight 772 was a flight of a French airline which was scheduled to fly from the former Congo-Brazzaville, to N'Djamena in Chad, and then to Charles De Gaulle International Airport near Paris.

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Union des Transports Aériens - French - Congo-Brazzaville - N'Djamena - Chad - Charles De Gaulle International Airport - Paris

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On September 19, 1989, N54629, the McDonnell 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 170 people on board were killed, leaving no survivors.

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September 19 - 1989 - McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 - Sahara Desert - Bilma - Ténéré - Niger - Bomb

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The brother in law of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and five other Libyans were put on trial in absentia for the bombing of UTA Flight 772. In 2003, Libya admitted responsibility and agreed to pay compensation to the families of the victims.

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Libya - Muammar Gaddafi - 2003

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