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Royal Air Maroc plane makes emergency landing
June 8 - Moroccan based airline Royal Air Maroc had to make an emergency landing on Sunday soon after it took off from Amsterdam Schiphol airport after an engine problem, said the Dutch air control service.
“Royal Air Maroc which had a problem with one of its two engines after taking off, turned around back to Schiphol and landed safely," said the airport’s spokeswoman Marjolein Weiting, adding that she did not know about the details of the problem.
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