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Medina emergency landing sees 29 passengers hurt

A Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft has made an emergency landing in the city of Medina, injuring 29 people, three of them seriously.


The Boeing 767-300ER was arriving from the Iranian city of Mashhad with 315 people on board.


Aviation officials said the rear right-side landing gear had failed to deploy, the BBC reported.


The aircraft had reportedly been leased out to carry pilgrims to the holy city. All flights to Medina were halted for 24 hours, the airline said.


One eyewitness said the aircraft had made two unsuccessful attempts to land before making the third emergency approach.


General Authority for Civil Aviation spokesman Khaled bin Abdullah Khaybari said the injuries happened as people rushed to leave the aircraft.


Twelve of the injured were taken to hospital for treatment.


“Saudia expresses its deep sorrow to all the injured passengers as a result of the accident,” the airline said.

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