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Birds Strike Again: Turkish Airbus Lands Safely


What: Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 en route from Istanbul to Denmark
Where: Istanbul
When: Monday
Who: 143 passengers
Why: Passengers were flown to Copenhagen aboard another plane

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