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Plane skids off runway, closing parts of Tokyo's Narita

The accident involving the JAL 787 forced a partial closure of Tokyo's Narita airport. [AFP]

A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.

Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boeing 787 jet with no serious injuries.

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