Emirates jet tried to abort landing shortly before Dubai crash
Dubai
AN EMIRATES jetliner was attempting to abort its landing at Dubai's airport shortly before the plane hit the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday, causing the worst aircraft loss in the airline's 30-year history.
All passengers and crew escaped from the Boeing 777-300 following the 12.45pm explosion on Flight 521 from Thiruvananthapuram, India. A firefighter was killed trying to extinguish the blaze, Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said at an evening news conference in Dubai.
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