posted on Oct, 11 2007 @ 07:26 PM
An Egyptian plane caught fire after an emergency landing at Istanbul airport. The landing gear didn't work. Nobody got injured.
Pravda: Egyptian plane is on fire after making emergency landing at Istanbul
Airport
The fire in the plane, which is owned by Egypt's AMC Airlines, was extinguished, and there was no loss of life, said the official, who works at
the state agency in charge of airports. He declined to be named because he was not permitted to speak to journalists.
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The aircraft landed on its main body, causing a fire while there were 156 passengers and seven crew members aboard, the official said.
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There has been lots of accidents lately caused by defective landing gears. I wonder if it's caused by sabotage...
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[edit on 2007/10/11 by Hellmutt]