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Engine Fire at Sharjah International Airport

What: Russian Boeing 747 cargo flight en route
from Kandahar
Where: Sharjah International Airport
When: Sunday October 25 7.30pm
Who: Not available
Why: At Sharjah International Airport, a Russian cargo plane made an emergency landing when a fire developed in one of its four engines. The pilot shut down the affected engine and made a safe landing. The aircraft is currently grounded at the Sharjah airport pending repair and investigation.

The incident occurred four days after the Azza Transport B707 at Sharjah on Oct 21st 2009 went up in a fireball and grounded the airport for several hours.

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