113 people are killed when a Beirut-bound Boeing 727 clips a building on the end of the runway at Cotonou, Benin and ends up in the Atlantic Ocean. (Mail & Guardian, 9-15 Jan 2004, p. 8).
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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). 113 people are killed when a Beirut-bound Boeing 727 clips a building on the end of the runway at Cotonou, Benin and ends up in. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071342
South African History Online (2011) '113 people are killed when a Beirut-bound Boeing 727 clips a building on the end of the runway at Cotonou, Benin and ends up in', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071342 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, 113 people are killed when a Beirut-bound Boeing 727 clips a building on the end of the runway at Cotonou, Benin and ends up in [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071342, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"113 people are killed when a Beirut-bound Boeing 727 clips a building on the end of the runway at Cotonou, Benin and ends up in." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071342. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "113 people are killed when a Beirut-bound Boeing 727 clips a building on the end of the runway at Cotonou, Benin and ends up in." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071342.
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