SpiceJet passengers safe after Kabul airport terror strike: Airline
Wednesday - September 27, 2017 10:32 pm ,
Category : BUSINESS
SpiceJet passengers safe after Kabul airport terror strike: Airline
New Delhi/Kabul Sep 27 (IANS) All 174 passengers on board a SpiceJet flight on the Kabul-New Delhi route were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon when terrorists attacked Kabul s Hamid Karzai International Airport the airline said.
According to a SpiceJet spokesperson the boarding for SpiceJet s flight SG 22 was almost complete when the incident took place.
"Passengers and crew were safely deboarded and taken to the terminal building. There was no damage to the aircraft " the spokesperson said.
At least 20 rockets landed near the Kabul airport after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital.
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