125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.
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125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.
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South African History Online. (2011, November 11). 125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069660
South African History Online (2011) '125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.', South African History Online, 11 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069660 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).
South African History Online, 125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069660, (accessed 3 August 2026).
"125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.." South African History Online, 11 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069660. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "125 people die and fifty are rescued when a hijacked Ethiopian Boeing plunges into the sea at the Great Comoro.." South African History Online. November 11, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069660.
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