Japan: KLM passenger plane hits turbulence

Tokyo, May 31: At least 16 people were hurt when a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passenger plane bound for the Japanese city of Osaka hit turbulence soon after take-off from Amsterdam, officials said today.

The Boeing-777 KLM flight 867, with 262 passengers and 14 crew on board, touched down at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, around 0615 hrs IST today, airport officials said. Of the 16 people including three crew hurt, nine had been taken to hospital, a fire-fighter said.

''Their injuries are not life-threatening,'' he said.

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