Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Riyadh airport, no casualties

2010-07-27 10:41:45 GMT2010-07-27 18:41:45 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

RIYADH, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A cargo plane of German airline Lufthansa crashed at Riyadh King Khaled International Airport on Tuesday with no casualties, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.

A fire broke out shortly after the crash, but was now under control, and fortunately there is no one killed or injured, said al-Jazeera citing a local television.

The reason that led to the crash is still unclear, said the channel.

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