Saudi Arabian World Cup football team lands safely in Rostov after mid-air wing fire
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said on Monday its national football team landed safely in the Russian city of Rostov after what it described as a minor technical fault in one of the engines, reported Gulf Times.
Videos shared on social media appeared to show an aircraft that posters identified as the Saudi team’s plane with its wing on fire while it was in the air.
“All the Saudi national team players are safe, after a technical failure in one of the airplane engines that has just landed,” the federation said a statement on Twitter.
WATCH: #Saudi football team capture moment Russian plane’s wing catches fire.
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 19, 2018
The team landed safely in Rostov-on-Don after one of the engines on the plane carrying the players to a #WorldCup match suffered a fault https://t.co/VsFNLzXc2Y pic.twitter.com/S6ueEPaDAX
A plane carrying Saudi Arabia's national football team at the #WorldCup in Russia caught fire mid-flight before landing at Rostov-on-Don airport on Monday. There were no injuries. https://t.co/N9VP6KRIQp pic.twitter.com/MHdPIqlJbs
— China News 中国新闻网 (@Echinanews) June 19, 2018
Engine of plane carrying Saudi Arabia national football team to Rostov caught fire while landing.
— Photos of Football (@photosofootball) June 18, 2018
Thankfully no one is hurt or injured. (via @ahdaafme) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jP2OUszHO4
Hmm, civil plane targeted by russian separatists in Ukraine again?