In pictures: Gulf Air crash

A Gulf Air plane crashed into the sea off Bahrain killing all 143 people on board on Wednesday. Egyptian relatives of the passengers are being flown from Egypt to Bahrain to identify and bring home the bodies.

Flight GF072 from Cairo crashed on its third attempt at landing, just 5km from Bahrain airport. There was no distress call

There were no survivors - all the bodies have been recovered

Relatives of the victims are being flown to Bahrain to identify the bodies and take them home

Part of the passenger cabin of the crashed Airbus

Shallow water at the crash site has helped the search effort. Both flight recorders have been recovered

Seats from the crashed aeroplane, still visible in the wreckage

Divers at the scene as the search for clues continues