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Qatar Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul

Qatar Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul
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By Catherine Hardy with Reuters
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Flames can be seen shooting from A330's port engine

A Qatar airlines plane has made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, after one of its engines caught fire.

The A330 was en route to Doha when the emergency was declared.

The Reuters news agency says there are no immediate reports of casualties.

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Uçağın kalkış anı, Uçak Atatürk Havalimanı'na acil iniş yaptı. Motor a dikkat ! pic.twitter.com/BGeiST386W

— Fatih ERGÜN (@fthergun) August 18, 2016

Qatar Airways'in İstanbul-Doha uçağı motor arızası yüzünden AHL'ye geri döndü pic.twitter.com/PPDSYgGduK

— AirTürkHaber (@airturkhaber) 18 de agosto de 2016

pic.twitter.com/m6UZOfKtLs

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) August 18, 2016

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