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World Cup Russia 2018: fear on the Saudi football players' plane

Burning engine, flames from a wing

The plane on which yesterday the Saudi National Team was travelling to Rostov for the next World Cup match (see AVIONEWS article connected) against Urugyay had a malfunction in one of the engines while it was landing. Fire and sparks spread from a wing, scaring the Saudi team. The aircraft landed regularly with no problems for the pilot, flight crew and passengers.The Saudi National Team said in a...

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Rostov, Russia, 06/18/2018 20:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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