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A plane skid off the runway at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Istanbul today, BNO News reported.
It is unclear if anyone was hurt in the incident, however video footage from the scene appears to show a Pegasus Airlines flight split in three.
BREAKING: Plane skids off runway in Sabiha Gokcen International airport in Istanbul; unknown if there are victims https://t.co/UuIXVDlFa7
— BNO News (@BNONews) February 5, 2020
According to the TV footage on Turkish national channel TRT, the plane has separated from its fuselage.
Several firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the area.
Sabiha Gokcen International Airport has been temporarily closed to air traffic, Anadolu Agency reported.
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