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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Shweta Sharma

Plane forced to make emergency landing after engine catches fire mid-flight

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A passenger plane operated by Indonesia’s national airlines made an emergency landing after the engine caught fire shortly after taking off.

The Garuda Indonesia plane was travelling from an airport in the Indonesian city of Makassar to Madinah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with 468 passengers onboard when the incident happened.

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