Plane overshoots runway in Moscow

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Last Updated : Aug 25 2013 | 6:25 PM IST

A passenger plane overshot the runway at Moscow's Domodedovo airport Sunday but no injuries were reported, local media said.

The Boeing 737-800 landed at around 12.30 p.m. Moscow time from the Greek resort of Rhodes, reports Xinhua.

An interior ministry spokesperson said 170 people, including seven crew, were aboard.

A police official said the plane landed "in the grass" and the passengers had been evacuated. The cause of the incident is yet to be determined.

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First Published: Aug 25 2013 | 6:22 PM IST

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