Middle East Airlines plane hit by stray bullet while landing in Beirut: MEA chairman
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The airline said seven to eight stationary planes are hit by stray bullets shot from areas neighbouring Beirut airport each year.
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BEIRUT - A Middle East Airlines (MEA) passenger plane bound from Jordan to Beirut was hit by a stray bullet while landing in the Lebanese capital on Thursday, MEA Chairman Mohamad El-Hout told Reuters.
No injuries were reported.
Mr Hout said that seven to eight stationary planes are hit by stray bullets shot from areas neighbouring Beirut airport each year.
But he said Wednesday’s incident was the first time it had happened while a plane was moving. REUTERS
