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23rd Dec 2001, 22:44
December 23, 2001
Slovenia Plane Engine Explodes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 10:06 a.m. ET
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) -- An engine of an airliner with 147 people on board exploded while taxiing down the runway for takeoff Sunday. Nobody was hurt, officials said.
The Adria Airways Airbus A-320 was en route to Ohrid, in Macedonia, said airline spokesman Brane Lucovnik. Adria is a Slovenian carrier.
Lucovnik said the explosion in the left engine occurred shortly after the aircraft began gathering speed for takeoff. Authorities were investigating.
Slovenia Plane Engine Explodes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 10:06 a.m. ET
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) -- An engine of an airliner with 147 people on board exploded while taxiing down the runway for takeoff Sunday. Nobody was hurt, officials said.
The Adria Airways Airbus A-320 was en route to Ohrid, in Macedonia, said airline spokesman Brane Lucovnik. Adria is a Slovenian carrier.
Lucovnik said the explosion in the left engine occurred shortly after the aircraft began gathering speed for takeoff. Authorities were investigating.