Vid/Pic: A319 carrying Saudi footbalteam birdhit engine fire

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTjr6Eim_gE

http://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/ ... in-rostov/

The Rossiya A319 (VP-BNB) carrying the Saudi Arabian football team to Rostov-on-Don for their FIFA WorldCup match against Uruguay experienced an engine issue. But the aircraft landed safely.

https://twitter.com/GoalSA

Video of the flames:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football ... p-12738580
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/97 ... news-video

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-socce ... KKBN1JE2MD

ROSTOV-ON-DON - Saudi Arabia’s national football team landed safely in Rostov-on-Don,
Russia, after one of the engines on the plane carrying the players to a World Cup match
appeared to catch fire.

A spokesman for airline Rossiya denied a fire had occurred
and said a fault that developed was due to a bird strike.

The team were travelling on a Rossiya Airbus A319 from St Petersburg to Rostov-on-Don,
where they are due to play their second Group A match
against Uruguay on Wednesday.

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