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PIA plane tyres burst

Islamabad July 20. All 276 passengers on board a New York-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight had a miraculous escape today when all the 10 tyres of the Boeing 747 burst during takeoff, an airport official said.

``All the ten tyres of the plane PK-717 burst when it was about to takeoff for New York. The passengers on board, including eight children and 19 crew members, are safe,'' the official said.

The international airport has been shut down as the runway has been blocked and all flights to and from Islamabad have been temporarily suspended. — PTI

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