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| Plane 'overshoots Jamaica runway' | Plane 'overshoots Jamaica runway' |
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| An American Airlines plane has overshot the runway on landing at an airport in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, in heavy rain, reports say. | An American Airlines plane has overshot the runway on landing at an airport in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, in heavy rain, reports say. |
| Flight AA 331 from Miami, with about 150 people on board, is reported to have broken apart after landing at Norman Manley International Airport. | Flight AA 331 from Miami, with about 150 people on board, is reported to have broken apart after landing at Norman Manley International Airport. |
| Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz said at least 40 people were injured, the Jamaica Observer reports. | Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz said at least 40 people were injured, the Jamaica Observer reports. |
| One local journalist told the BBC the plane had come to rest near the beach. | One local journalist told the BBC the plane had come to rest near the beach. |
| Roland Henry said survivors had thought the plane was landing normally before there was a series of jolts and luggage fell from overhead lockers. | Roland Henry said survivors had thought the plane was landing normally before there was a series of jolts and luggage fell from overhead lockers. |
| Passengers were visibly shaken by the incident and some had broken bones or cuts, he said. | Passengers were visibly shaken by the incident and some had broken bones or cuts, he said. |
| Mr Vaz told the Jamaica Observer there were no reports of any deaths. | |
| "The injured passengers have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital," he said. | |
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