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Fuel Leak Forces EgyptAir Plane to Land in Sharm el-Sheikh

© REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany/FilesAn EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo
An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo - Sputnik International
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A fuel leak aboard a Cairo-bound EgyptAir plane from Abu Dhabi forced its emergency landing in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, an airport source told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

CAIRO (Sputnik) – It was added that the passengers would continue their journey to the Egyptian capital aboard another plane "in the coming hours."

"The plane, on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Cairo, suffered a technical problem and began leaking fuel in the air. The plane made an emergency landing in Sharm el-Sheikh, there were no injuries," the source said.

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