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Emergency Landing: Asiana Boeing

What: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Seattle Sea-Tac to Seoul, South Korea
Where: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
When: on Wednesday,
Who: 179 passengers
Why: There were reports that flames shot out of one of the jet’s engines and television video of smoke as the plane circled before landing.

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