Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Saudi airport

28 Jul, 2010

A Lufthansa cargo plane crashed at the Saudi capital's international airport on Tuesday but there were no casualties, the airline and the kingdom's civil aviation authority said. "Two crew members were taken to hospital to undergo treatment for minor injuries. The fire-fighters have contained the fire," said a spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
The two pilots exited the plane using emergency escape slides, Lufthansa Cargo said in a statement. There were no other crew members on board the aircraft.

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