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Russian plane evacuated in Turkey after engine caught fire

More than 90 passengers and crew were evacuated from a Russian plane on Sunday after one of its engines caught fire while landing at an airport in southern Turkey, state news agency Anadolou reported.

The Azimuth Airlines passenger plane was landing at Antalya airport on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast when a fire broke out in the left engine, an airport official told the agency.

“All 87 passengers and four crew members were evacuated safely,” official Suat Seyitoglu said, adding that the fire was quickly extinguished and there were no injuries.

Media reports said the plane had flown in from the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.

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