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An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people.
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South African History Online. (2012, March 5). An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076172
South African History Online (2012) 'An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people.', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076172 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076172, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people.." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076172. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people.." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076172.
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