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| Air Niugini plane comes down in Micronesia lagoon | Air Niugini plane comes down in Micronesia lagoon |
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| A passenger aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it overshot the runway, say airport officials. | A passenger aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it overshot the runway, say airport officials. |
| Images circulating online showed the Air Niugini plane, from Papua New Guinea, sitting in shallow water just off the coast. | Images circulating online showed the Air Niugini plane, from Papua New Guinea, sitting in shallow water just off the coast. |
| None of the 35 passengers and 12 crew onboard flight ANG73 suffered serious injuries. | None of the 35 passengers and 12 crew onboard flight ANG73 suffered serious injuries. |
| The cause of the crash is unclear, but investigations are due to begin soon. | The cause of the crash is unclear, but investigations are due to begin soon. |
| "The plane crashed in the lagoon, about 160 yards away from the runway," Chuuk airport manager Jimmy Emilio told the BBC. | "The plane crashed in the lagoon, about 160 yards away from the runway," Chuuk airport manager Jimmy Emilio told the BBC. |
| "Right now we don't really know what happened. Investigations will start earliest tomorrow, but [for now], operations are starting again as usual in the airport." | "Right now we don't really know what happened. Investigations will start earliest tomorrow, but [for now], operations are starting again as usual in the airport." |
| Mr Emilio said all those onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft were taken to hospital for checks, saying he believed some suffered from "minor injuries". | Mr Emilio said all those onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft were taken to hospital for checks, saying he believed some suffered from "minor injuries". |
| The aircraft was flying from the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, stopping at Micronesia's Weno island on the way. | The aircraft was flying from the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, stopping at Micronesia's Weno island on the way. |
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