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| Medics rush to Ben Gurion airport as plane with missing wheel prepares to land (WATCH LIVE) | |
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| Emergency services have rushed to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, as a plane prepares for an emergency landing with damaged landing gear. The aircraft has more than 150 people on board. | |
| More than 100 ambulances were scrambled to the scene on Monday afternoon, as the airport announced its highest emergency level. | |
| The plane is currently circling over the airport to shed fuel. | |
| The Electra Airways Boeing 737-400 series aircraft departed Cologne in Germany at 11am local time on Monday. Shortly after takeoff, ground crews in Cologne discovered debris from a blown out tire left behind on the tarmac. | |
| Military jets sent to inspect the damaged plane reported one of its back left tires destroyed. | |
| Electra Airways is a small Bulgarian airline that operates just two jets; the ill-fated 737 and an Airbus A320. | |
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