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(24 Aug 2000) Arabic/Eng/Nat Relatives of those on board the Gulf Air flight, which crashed into shallow waters on Wednesday night after circling and trying to land in Bahrain, have been waiting for news of their loved ones. All 143 onboard the Gulf Air flight from Cairo to Manama, including 36 children, died in the crash. Relatives gathered at an airport in Bahrain waiting for confirmation of their worst fears. There were no survivors from the doomed flight GF072 and by daybreak all the bodies had been recovered. 63 of the passengers were Egyptians, many of them headed for jobs in Bahrain or elsewhere in the Gulf. Gulf Air has organised a special flight to bring 134 relatives from Egypt to Manama airport so they can help with the identification of the dead. As well as the Egyptian passengers, there were 34 Bahraini, 12 Saudi Arabian, nine Palestinian, six from the United Arab Emirates, three Chinese, two British and one each from Canada, Oman, Kuwait, Sudan, Australia and a diplomatic courier from the United States. The crew included two Bahrainis and one each from Oman, the Philippines, Poland, India, Morocco and Egypt. An investigation into the cause of the accident has begun. Dr Ali Ahmadi, Acting Vice President of Personnel, Gulf Air said the black boxes have been found and he added that there was no suggestion of any terrorist activity. Gulf Air's most recent disaster came in 1983, when a 737-200 crashed during its approach to Abu Dhabi after a bomb exploded in the baggage compartment. The crash killed all six crew members and 105 of 111 passengers. SOUNDBITE: (English) "It is certainly something difficult to express, as a tragic event, obviously reaction - well you've seen certainly all the news, and the government officials have made statements already before about this, but an accident happened and I believe Gulf Air, in coalition with all government authorities, are trying to deal with it with their best effort." Question: "What is the cause of the accident?" Answer: "There is no news so far of that, you know there are certain processes that are followed as far as aviation experts are concerned. The black box has been already recovered to our understanding and I believe that that black box, the news will certainly be published as and when (an) analysis has been established. " Question: "Do you think that there is any terrorist acts behind this?" Answer: "I am sorry I have no comments on that but there is no news at all on that. Nothing at all." SUPERCAPTION: Dr Ali Ahmadi, Acting Vice President of Personnel, Gulf Air SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) "Just like you said, it is a very bad accident on all levels, for the country, for the people, for the ruling party, companies and especially Gulf Air and also what the media is saying. On behalf of the management of Gulf Air, we are mourning for the families of all the victims." SUPERCAPTION: Dr Ali Ahmadi, Acting Vice President of Personnel, Gulf Air Gulf Air is owned by Bahrain, the Gulf states of Oman and Qatar, as well as Abu Dhabi, the largest of seven sheikdoms making up the United Arab Emirates. The Bahrain-based airline, which celebrated its Golden Jubilee this year, flies to 53 international destinations. The plane, delivered to Gulf Air in September 1994, had accumulated about 17,177 flight hours in 13,848 flights, according to an Airbus statement . Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...