UTA Flight 772 bombing
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The UTA Flight 772 bombing was a 1989 terrorist attack in which a French airliner was destroyed over the Sahara Desert, killing all on board and later being linked to Libyan agents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UTA Flight 772 bombing canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: UTA Flight 772 bombing Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 731, subject, UTA Flight 772 bombing]
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Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was a transatlantic Pan American World Airways flight that was destroyed by a terrorist bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.
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B.
La Mon restaurant bombing
The La Mon restaurant bombing was a 1978 Provisional IRA incendiary attack near Belfast that killed 12 people and injured dozens, becoming one of the most notorious atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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C.
Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing
The Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing was a 2015 terrorist attack in which a Russian passenger jet was destroyed by an onboard explosive over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
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D.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
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E.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: UTA Flight 772 bombing Target entity description: The UTA Flight 772 bombing was a 1989 terrorist attack in which a French airliner was destroyed over the Sahara Desert, killing all on board and later being linked to Libyan agents.
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A.
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was a transatlantic Pan American World Airways flight that was destroyed by a terrorist bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.
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B.
La Mon restaurant bombing
The La Mon restaurant bombing was a 1978 Provisional IRA incendiary attack near Belfast that killed 12 people and injured dozens, becoming one of the most notorious atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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C.
Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing
The Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing was a 2015 terrorist attack in which a Russian passenger jet was destroyed by an onboard explosive over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
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D.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
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E.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner bombing
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aviation accident ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | N54629 ⓘ |
| aircraftType | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airline | Union de Transports Aériens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitudeAtExplosion | approximately 10,700 metres ⓘ |
| category |
Libyan-sponsored terrorism
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airliner bombings ⓘ aviation accidents and incidents in Niger ⓘ mass murder in 1989 ⓘ terrorism in 1989 ⓘ |
| cause | bomb explosion ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crewFatalities | 14 ⓘ |
| date | 1989-09-19 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explosiveDeviceLocation | cargo hold ⓘ |
| explosiveDeviceType | suitcase bomb ⓘ |
| fatalities | 170 ⓘ |
| flightNumber | UTA Flight 772 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightPhase | cruise ⓘ |
| flightRoute | Brazzaville–N'Djamena–Paris ⓘ |
| impact | strengthened international sanctions against Libya ⓘ |
| investigatingAuthority | French investigators ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French courts ⓘ |
| killed | 170 ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Libyan agents convicted in absentia in France ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Niger
NERFINISHED
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Ténéré Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | UTA Flight 772 memorial in the Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialConstruction | built by victims' families ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | near crash site in Niger ⓘ |
| memorialShape | aircraft silhouette outlined with dark stones ⓘ |
| notable | one of the deadliest aviation disasters in 1989 ⓘ |
| operator | Union de Transports Aériens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originAirport | Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerFatalities | 156 ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Libyan agents ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Pan Am Flight 103 bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stopoverAirport | N'Djamena International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivorCount | 0 ⓘ |
| survivors | 0 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | bombing of civilian airliner ⓘ |
| victimsNationality |
French nationals
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citizens of multiple countries ⓘ |
| year | 1989 ⓘ |
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Subject: UTA Flight 772 bombing Description of subject: The UTA Flight 772 bombing was a 1989 terrorist attack in which a French airliner was destroyed over the Sahara Desert, killing all on board and later being linked to Libyan agents.
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