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Aviation disasters that have rocked the Middle East
2016
19 May: MS804 EgyptAir travelling to Cairo from Paris crashes into the Mediterranean, believed to have killed all 66 on board.
Cause of crash: Yet to be confirmed.
19 March: Boeing 737-800 FlyDubai 981 travelling from Dubai to Russia's Rostov-on-Don crashes, killing all 62 on board.
Cause of crash: Aborted landing, still under investigation.
2015
31 October: Airbus A321 Russian Metrojet airliner crashes in the Sinai region as it flew towards Saint Petersburg from Sharm al-Sheikh, killing all 224 people on board.
Cause of crash: Islamic State group claimed bomb attack
2014
24 July: Air Algerie AH5017 crashed in Mali while travelling from Ouagadougou to Algiers, killing all 118 people on board.
Cause of crash: Bad weather conditions
11 February: Algerian military transport plane, Hercules C-130 crashes in mountainous region of Algeria as it travelled towards Constantine, killing all but one of 78 people on board.
Cause of crash: Bad weather conditions
2011
26 July: Moroccan military plane, another C-130 Hercules, crashes into a mountain near Guelmim in Morocco, killing all 78 on board.
Cause of crash: Bad weather conditions
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The Islamic State group claimed to have downed a Russian airliner with a bomb hidden in a drinks can [Getty] |
2010
9 January: IranAir Boeing 727 crash-lands near Orumiyeh as it travelled from Tehran, killing 77 of 100 people on board.
Cause of crash: Technical failure
25 January: Ethiopian Airlines ET409 passenger jet crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after taking off from Beirut, killing all 90 on board.
Cause of crash: Bad weather conditions and "pilot error"
12 May: Afriqiyah Airways 771 crashes while attempting to land near Tripoli as it travelled from Johannesburg, killing all but one of 104 people on board.
Cause of crash: Pilot error reported
2009
15 July: Caspian Airlines Tupolev plane 7908 crashed in the north of Iran as it travelled towards Armenia, killing all 168 passengers on board.
Cause of crash: Technical failure
30 June: Yemeni passenger plane 626 crashes in the Indian Ocean as it travelled towards Comoros from Sanaa, killing all but one of 153 people on board.
Cause of crash: Stalled on approach
2005
6 December: Iranian C-130 Hercules military transport plane crashes on the outskirts of Tehran, killing 110 people, including victims on the ground.
Cause of crash: Reported pilot error before collision with ten-storey apartment building
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Video: MS804 lost contact with Egypt about 175 miles from its coast |
2004
3 January: Egyptian Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea as it travelled towards Paris from Sharm al-Sheikh, killing all 141 people on board.
Cause of crash: Technical failure
2003
25 December: Chartered Boeing 727 crashed as it travelled from Benin towards Lebanon, killing all but 22 of the 135 people on board.
Cause of crash: Aircraft overload
8 July: Sudan Airways flight 139 crashes shortly after take-off as it headed towards Khartoum, killing all but one of 115 people on board.
Cause of crash: Technical failure
26 May: Ukrainian Yak-42 carrying mostly Spanish peacekeepers returning from Afghanistan crashes near the Black Sea, north-west of Turkey, killing all 74 people on board.
Cause of crash: Technical failure
6 March: Air Algerie 6289 headed towards Ghardaia crashes after taking off from Tamanrasset airport, killing all 102 passengers and crew.
Cause of crash: Engine failure
19 February: Iranian military transport II-76 aircraft travelling from Zahedan to Kerman crashed in mountainous terrain near its destination, killing all 276 on board.
Cause of crash: Bad weather conditions and pilot error reported
8 January: Turkish Airlines 634 travelling from Ataturk Airport towards Diyarbakir Airport crashes on descent, killing all 76 on board.
Cause of crash: Bad weather conditions and pilot error reported
2002
23 December: Antonov AN-140 commuter plane carrying aerospace experts crashes in Iran, killing all 46 people aboard.
Cause of crash: Human error reported
7 May: EgyptAir 843 crash-lands near Tunis while travelling from Cairo, killing 14 of 56 on board.
Cause of crash: Pilot error reported
12 February: IranAir 956 crashes in mountains west of Iran while travelling towards Khorramabad from Tehran, killing all 119 on board.
Cause of crash: Human error reported
23 August: Gulf Air 072 crashes into the waters of the Gulf while travelling from Cairo to Bahrain, killing all 143 people on board.
Cause of crash: Pilot error reported
1999
31 October: EgyptAir 990 crashes into Atlantic Ocean after taking off from John F Kennedy Airport in New York heading towards Cairo, killing all 217 on board.
Cause of crash: Deliberate crash - suicide by co-pilot reported