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An update to CrowdStrike security software appears to have resulted in a widespread IT outage as Windows devices suffer from Blue Screen of Death error messages across the globe.

Major US air airlines initially grounded all flights over a communication issue -- though American Airlines later said it had reinstated its flights. Airports across the world said check-in systems were down and services were being handled manually, with delays likely.

A laptop fire on a passenger jet precipitated a dramatic emergency evacuation on Friday. American Airlines Flight 2045 was getting ready to fly from San Franciso to Miami when the cabin started to fill with smoke - it was coming from the rear of the plane, from a laptop bag.

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American Airlines says a smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on one of its flights headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport

Crew onboard spotted smoke in cabin just before the plane took off from San Francisco International Airport

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The airline said a ‘mechanical issue’ caused the Boeing tyre to burst

The 25-year-old man from Oregon was arrested and charged with indecent exposure