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BBC News - Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Riyadh airport

A Lufthansa cargo plane has crashed at King Khaled International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Saudi state television reports.

There were no casualties on the German-owned plane, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said.

But the plane's two pilots were being treated in hospital, Lufthansa said in a statement quoted by Reuters.

The Saudi civil aviation authority has been trying to put out a fire on the plane, reports said.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jul 27th, 2010 at 02:26:15 PM EST
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Years ago the public was warned that outsourcing of jet maintenance would lead to more plane crashes due to shoddy work.  Notice how a week doesn't go by without a plane crash somewhere?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:54:11 AM EST
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Oh, gee whillikins, now that you point it out, I do!

What a good thing you're around to make the smart comments, Mr Twank!

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Jul 28th, 2010 at 06:57:01 AM EST
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Hey hey, talent?  Training?  Not yet senile?  Who knows.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Jul 28th, 2010 at 07:28:28 AM EST
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Well, if you got the point of my snark, you're not senile yet.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Jul 28th, 2010 at 08:28:55 AM EST
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And if I didn't?  Never took a course on snark.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Jul 28th, 2010 at 02:34:02 PM EST
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