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On the second leg of the flight, from Abu Dhabi to Thailand, KAL 858 was carrying 104 passengers and 11 crew members.

At around 2: 05 p. m. Korea Standard Time ( KST ), towards the end of the flight, the bomb detonated and the aircraft exploded over the Andaman Sea (), killing all 115 on board.

The bomb exploded nine hours after it was planted, and shortly after the pilot of the aircraft transmitted his final radio message: " We expect to arrive in Bangkok on time.

Time and location normal.

" 113 of the people aboard were South Korean nationals, along with an Indian national and a Lebanese national.

Many of the 113 South Korean nationals were young workers who were returning to their home country after working for several years in the construction industry in the Middle East.

A South Korean diplomat, who worked at the embassy in Baghdad, and his wife, were also aboard the flight, though it is not known if they were the prime targets of the attack.

Wreckage from the flight was washed up on a beach in Thailand.

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were not located.