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Mar 16, 2009, 14:34 GMT

False alert forces Saudi jet's emergency landing in Yemen (Roundup)

Sana'a, Yemen - A false fire alert forced a Saudi Airlines plane to make made an emergency landing at Sana'a International Airport in Yemen on Monday, airport officials said. The officials earlier said the plane's pilot reported a fire on board the aircraft before the jet landed at the airport safely. 'A malfunction in the plane's control panel caused a false fire alert,' an unnamed official said in a statement carried by the official Saba news agency. He said all the passengers disembarked and were unharmed.

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