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Page last updated at 09:28 GMT, Friday, 25 July 2008 10:28 UK

Hole forces Qantas plane to land

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A huge hole in the belly of a Qantas plane has forced it to make a mid-flight emergency landing.

Qantas Airways said its Boeing 747-400, with 346 passengers and 19 crew, diverted to Manila shortly after leaving Hong Kong and landed safely.

Tom Symonds reports.

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