Boeing 720 crash, Jan 1, 1976 (82 killed), Al Qaysumah as...
Boeing 720 accident on January 1, 1976 near Al Qaysumah ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia with 82 fatalities. Cause: Bomb placed in the front cargo compartment.
- Date: January 1, 1976
- Aircraft: Boeing 720
- Location: Al Qaysumah ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia
- Fatalities: 82
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Bomb placed in the front cargo compartment
Middle East Airlines Flight 438, a Boeing 720 on a scheduled service from Beirut toward the Gulf, was destroyed in flight by a bomb in the front cargo compartment. The wreckage was found in the Saudi desert northwest of Al Qaysumah and none of the occupants survived. No one has been officially identified as responsible.