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Plane overshoots runway in Myanmar, injuring two
A passenger plane carrying 55 people overshot the end of a runway at an airport in eastern Myanmar due to suspected brake failure, injuring two people, an official said on Friday.
The Chinese-made Xian MA60 turboprop stopped about 200 metres (yards) beyond the runway and suffered damage to its propeller, landing gear and engine, according to state media.
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Gunmen kill two NATO drivers in Pakistan: officials
Gunmen on Thursday opened fire on NATO supply trucks passing through northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing two drivers, local officials said.
The first driver was killed in the Jamrud area of Khyber, one of seven districts that make up Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal belt where Taliban and Islamist militants are active.
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