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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Technical problems ground German foreign minister’s plane in Abu Dhabi

Annalena Baerbock walks through the airport of the airbase after her arrival from New York, in Bonn, Germany.
Germany's foreign minister was stuck in Abu Dhabi on 14 August after a technical fault on her government plane, the latest in a succession of such incidents. Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AP

A government plane carrying Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, and a delegation of officials has been forced to return to a layover airport due to technical problems, in the latest of a string of mishaps to beset the government aircraft.

The plane, which was taking Baerbock to Australia, had made a refuelling stopover in Abu Dhabi. But just minutes after taking off, it was forced to turn back after the pilot detected a problemwith a landing flap that failed to open towards the tail end of the plane.

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