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Middle East Airlines Flight 438 bombing

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A bomb blew up the airline and it crashed here near Qaisumah but the precise location needs to be found.

Middle East Airlines Flight 438


Middle East Airlines Flight 438

Middle East Airlines Flight 438 a Boeing 720B, callsign CEDAR JET 438, was en route from Beirut to Dubai on 1 January 1976 when a bomb exploded in the forward cargo compartment. The aircraft broke up at an altitude of 11,300 metres (37,100 ft) and crashed 37 km (23 mi) northwest of Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all of its 81 passengers and crew.

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