Indian Plane Nosewheel Tires Burst After Landing

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WIRE:12/08/2000 07:57:00 ET Indian Plane Nosewheel Tires Burst After Landing

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The two nosewheel tires on Indian Jet Airways plane burst after it touched down in the southern city of Mangalore on Friday, the airline said. None of the 129 passengers on the Boeing 737-400 flight from Bombay was hurt when the tires burst as the plane rolled down the runway, Jet Airways said in a statement. Privately-owned Jet Airways, the country"s second largest passenger airline, said the incident was under investigation. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20001208_856.html

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