UTA Flight 772 Memorial

September 19, 1989 UTA Flight 772 plane from Brazzaville to Paris exploded over Niger in the area of ​​the Sahara desert. All 170 people were killed. French investigators have found that the cause of the explosion was a bomb planted in a suitcase Libyan terrorist.




After eighteen years families of the victims gathered at the crash site to build a memorial. They were assisted by local tribes.



This area is one of the most remote places in Africa. The stones were brought for 70 kilometers.



Memorial built for two months. 170 broken mirrors, according to the number of victims, have been installed along the perimeter.



The wreckage of the right wing were found about ten kilometers from the crash site. On the wing installed a plaque with the names of all the dead.







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Source: mi3ch.livejournal.com

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