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North Korean plane forced to land after fire onboard: Xinhua

Flight tracking data shows descent and rerouting of plane shortly into scheduled journey
Hamish Macdonald July 22, 2016
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North Korean plane forced to land after fire onboard: Xinhua
Air Koryo Tupolv TU204-100B P-633 by BIG FOOT11 on 2014-10-05 12:59:38

A North Korean passenger jet travelling from Pyongyang to Beijing on Friday has been forced to land in Shenyang following a possible fire onboard, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.

The Air Koryo plane can be seen on tracking website Flightradar24 following its scheduled path to Beijing before continuing north to Shenyang and landing at around 9:50 am Korea Standard Time (KST).

Xinhua, citing a passenger who was onboard the jet, wrote in the report that “the plane caught fire”.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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