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Reuters
Reuters
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By Daniela Desantis

Paraguay opens probe after airplane nose shattered during storm

An Airbus-320, operated by LATAM Paraguay, is parked at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, as Paraguay's aviation authority said on Thursday it had opened an investigation after verifying
damage to the plane including the destruction of the aircraft's "nose" following an emergency landing in the midst of a severe storm, in Luque, Paraguay, October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo

Paraguay's aviation authority said on Thursday it had opened an investigation after a LATAM Airline plane's nose was destroyed during a severe storm that forced it to make an emergency landing.

Flight LA1325, operated by LATAM Airlines Paraguay, had been caught in severe weather while flying to Asunción from Santiago de Chile late on Wednesday. Videos and images on social media showed the airborne aircraft shaking badly while lightning flashed outside.

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