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An Algerian passenger jet crashes in the Sahara Desert shortly after takeoff, killing 116 people.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 15 November 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 15 November 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 15 Nov. 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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