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Engine fire forces Hainan Airlines plane back to Rome

Hainan Airlines plane
A Hainan Airlines plane has returned to Rome after an engine caught fire. -AP

The right engine of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has caught fire shortly after take-off from Rome's Fiumicino airport, an Italian airport official and the coast guard say.

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Australian Associated Press