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Turkish Airlines plane evacuated due to tyre fire after landing in Kathmandu

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, May 11 (Reuters) - A minor fire broke out on a tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane after it landed on Monday in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour. All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus A330 arriving from Ist

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