What happened
During a nighttime flight from Beirut toward Dubai, an aircraft cruising at 37,000 feet vanished from radar tracking at approximately 05:30 local time. No distress signals or emergency communications were transmitted by the crew prior to the disappearance. Following a search, wreckage was located in the Saudi desert, situated roughly 37 km northwest of Al Qaysumah. The debris field was spread across a large area, and it was confirmed that there were no survivors among the 82 occupants on board.
Findings
Investigations into the destruction of the aircraft concluded that an explosion occurred within the forward cargo hold. This detonation triggered a sudden explosive decompression of the cabin, which led to the complete structural disintegration of the aircraft during its high-altitude flight.