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Oct 2, 2008

20 hurt by turbulence on flight

BANGKOK (Thailand) - AT LEAST 20 people have been injured after a China Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok encountered turbulence.

Bangkok's Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital spokesman Panjama Jadjen said 20 people were taken to several hospitals in the Thai capital after Flight CI-641 arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport at about 2.30 pm on Thursday.

She said most of those hurt had only bruises and no one was seriously injured. She could not give the nationalities of the injured.

China Airlines and a spokesman for the airport said that the injured included several crew members. -- AP

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