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Private jet carrying five onboard crashes on landing at Istanbul Airport

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ANI Istanbul [Turkey]
Last Updated : Sep 22 2017 | 4:57 AM IST

A small private jet, carrying five people onboard, ran off a runway at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport and caught fire on Thursday.

As per local media reports, the jet, heading to the Ercan Airport in northern Cyprus, crashed after reporting a malfunction as it was taking off.

The police said that the jet's two pilots, a cabin crew member and a passenger were slightly injured in the crash.

Istanbul Airport 'was closed after the incident, later the Turkish Airlines later informed that both runways at the airport were now operational.

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First Published: Sep 22 2017 | 4:33 AM IST

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