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29 injured as Saudia jet makes emergency landing

Arab World Materials 5 January 2014 12:56 (UTC +04:00)
A Saudi Arabian Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Muslim holy city Medina in the west of the kingdom on Sunday, injuring 29 people, an aviation authority spokesman said, AFP reported.
29 injured as Saudia jet makes emergency landing

A Saudi Arabian Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Muslim holy city Medina in the west of the kingdom on Sunday, injuring 29 people, an aviation authority spokesman said, AFP reported.

The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Iranian city of Mashhad with 315 passengers on board, General Authority of Civil Aviation spokesman Khalid Al Khaybari told AFP.

Of the 29 people injured, 11 were taken to hospital, while the rest were treated at the airport's medical centre, he said.

Khaybari did not elaborate on the type of aircraft or the cause of the emergency landing.

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