Mugabe in emergency landing
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Your support makes all the difference.A jet carrying Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe landed safely at Shannon airport in the Irish Republic early today after appearing to get into difficulties after take-off.
The Air Zimbabwe aircraft touched down again a few minutes after midnight following a scheduled refuelling stop at Shannon less than an hour earlier. The Boeing 707 jet - taking the president, his wife and a 30-strong party home after a 24-hour official visit to Ireland - was understood to have reported a possible engine fire warning light in its cockpit.
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