Bird Shuts Down Airport
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From Reuters
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The domestic airport here was closed Tuesday after a Boeing 737 hit a bird, then skidded off the runway during an attempted takeoff. None of the 87 passengers or six crew members were hurt, officials said. The aircraft’s captain was quoted as saying that the unidentified bird struck the right engine.
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