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Mosquitoes attack, delay Malaysian Airlines flight at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, Feb 23 ( UNI)A Malaysian Airlines flight was delayed by more than two hours due to a disturbing situation caused by mosquitoes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
The incident took place in the early hours of Thursday as the plane was forced to stop from taking off even after approaching the runway, sources at the airport said.
It all started as some 150 passengers on board could not settle down on their seats comfortably because of a sudden mosquito attack.
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