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April 4, 2025
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Passengers evacuated after Russian plane catches fire in Antalya airport

The engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated.The Sukhoi Superjet 100 type aircraft run by Azimuth Airlines had taken off from Sochi and was carrying 89 passengers and six crew members, Turkiyes Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure said in a statement.The pilot made an emergency call after the aircraft landed, and airport rescue and firefighting crews quickly extinguished the fire, according to the statement.No one was hurt, the statement added.The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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