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Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
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Gulf Air Flight 072
2000 aviation accident
Gulf Air Flight 072 (GF072/GFA072) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cairo International Airport with a stopover at Bahrain International Airport in Bahrain and at Oman's Seeb International Airport, operated by Gulf Air. On 23 August 2000 at 19:30 Arabia…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Persian Gulf
Arm of the Indian Ocean in West Asia
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Manama
Capital and largest city of Bahrain
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a diverse population. After periods of Portuguese and Persian control and a short invasion from the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)