Ukraine president survives air scare, 'seizes' rival's plane
Ukraine president survives air scare, 'seizes' rival's plane
Thu Oct 2, 5:36 AM
KIEV (AFP) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was forced into an emergency landing Thursday and seized the aircraft of his bitter political foe, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who had to find another plane.
The aircraft that was carrying the pro-Western Ukrainian head of state had to abandon its journey from Kiev to the western city of Lviv because of "technical problems," the president's office told AFP.
"The president's plane made an emergency landing at Borispol airport due to technical problems 20 minutes after take-off," spokeswoman Irina Vannikova said, adding: "Nobody was injured."
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Thu Oct 2, 5:36 AM
KIEV (AFP) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was forced into an emergency landing Thursday and seized the aircraft of his bitter political foe, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who had to find another plane.
The aircraft that was carrying the pro-Western Ukrainian head of state had to abandon its journey from Kiev to the western city of Lviv because of "technical problems," the president's office told AFP.
"The president's plane made an emergency landing at Borispol airport due to technical problems 20 minutes after take-off," spokeswoman Irina Vannikova said, adding: "Nobody was injured."
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