Iraq/Kuwait: UK: Admission of failure over BA flight caught in 1990 invasion


Issue 1137 - 25 Nov 2021 | 1 minute read

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office released files on 23 November giving more detail on events surrounding British Airways flight BA149, which was caught in the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait when it landed at Kuwait City of 2 August 1990.

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