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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner bombing
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
citizens of multiple countries ⓘ |
| year | 1989 ⓘ |
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