1987 The death of a Boeing 707 over the Andaman Sea
Thirty years ago, on November 29, 1987, a Boeing 707-3B5C of the South Korean airline Korean Air exploded in the sky over the Andaman Sea. The airliner was performing a scheduled passenger flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok, but a few hours after takeoff, an explosion occurred on board, after which the plane crashed into the sea. 115 people died, mostly South Koreans. The attack was orchestrated by North Korean intelligence agents who planted a bomb in Abu Dhabi.