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| Norway charter plane catches fire |
Norway charter plane catches fire |
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| A charter plane carrying 16 passengers has caught fire after skidding off a runway as it landed in Norway. | A charter plane carrying 16 passengers has caught fire after skidding off a runway as it landed in Norway. |
| Thirteen people were reported to have been rescued from the burning aircraft at Stord airport, with rescuers searching for the others on board. | Thirteen people were reported to have been rescued from the burning aircraft at Stord airport, with rescuers searching for the others on board. |
| Anders Bang-Andersen, of the Norwegian Rescue Centre, told the Associated Press news agency the plane had taken off from Sola airport, near Stavanger. | Anders Bang-Andersen, of the Norwegian Rescue Centre, told the Associated Press news agency the plane had taken off from Sola airport, near Stavanger. |
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. | The aircraft was operated by Atlantic Airways of the Faroe Islands. |
| The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
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| Have you been affected by this incident? Send us your comments using the postform below. | Have you been affected by this incident? Send us your comments using the postform below. |
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