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Air France plane makes emergency landing in Beijing over fire on board Reports

Air France plane makes emergency landing in Beijing over fire on board  Reports
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Beijing, Sep 18 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The AF393 Beijing-Paris flight of Air France returned on Saturday to Beijing and made an emergency landing there over a fire on board, media reported.
According to the Beijing Daily newspaper, the plane took off from the Beijing Capital International Airport in the early hours of Saturday, and soon after that, a bang was heard in the tail of the jet, after which black smoke emerged.
No people were injured in the incident.
Photos made by passengers show significant damage of one of the seats.
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