A French military surveillance aircraft made an emergency landing in Malta last night after one of its two engines failed.

The turbo-prop Atlantique aircraft landed safely at about 1.30 a.m. after the airport emergency service deployed fire tenders and rescue vehicles around the runway.

Rescuers from the Civil Protection Department were also on stand-by at the airport.

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