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NYC-bound Boeing 767 makes emergency stop throughout take-off in Senegal

storyp1> DAKAR, Oct 19 (Reuters) A Delta Airlines Boeing 767 airplane bound for New York made an emergency stop due to a technical event at the Blaise Diagne International Airport in Senegal on Saturday, the West African nation's transport ministry stated.

The pilot had the ability to bring the plane, which brought 216 travelers, to a safe stop and no injuries were taped, the ministry said in a statement.

The airplane, during departure, carried out a velocity maneuver followed by an emergency stop due to a technical occurrence, it stated.

The event occurred a day after the U.S. Federal Air travel Administration said it would open a new safety review into Boeing BA.N following an in-flight emergency in January.

Senegal's national civil air travel company and its Bureau of Investigations and Analysis will investigate the incident, it said.


(source: Reuters)