Updated: Lufthansa aircraft makes emergency landing

(Adds details, including suspected faulty smoke detector) A Lufthansa Airbus A300-600 aircraft made an emergency landing at Malta International Airport this afternoon after reporting a fire in its cargo hold, informed sources said. The aircraft made a...

(Adds details, including suspected faulty smoke detector)

A Lufthansa Airbus A300-600 aircraft made an emergency landing at Malta International Airport this afternoon after reporting a fire in its cargo hold, informed sources said.

The aircraft made a safe landing and stopped on the runway. The 205 passengers on board were immediately evacuated and there were no injuries.

Fire-engines immediately surrounded the aircraft but there was no outside sign of fire. Informed sources said the problem appeared to be a faulty smoke detector.

The plane later taxied towards the terminal with a fire engine behind it.

The plane had left Malta 25 minutes earlier bound for Frankfurt.

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