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A plane is seen after it skidded off the runway at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, May 9, 2024. /Reuters
A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff from Dakar international airport early Thursday, injuring 11 people and shutting the hub for almost 12 hours, its operator said.
The Air Senegal flight was bound for the Malian capital, Bamako, and had 78 passengers aboard, airport management company, LAS, said in a statement.
The Boeing 737/300 had been chartered from privately owned Transair, LAS said. The jet "came off the runway during its takeoff phase" around 1:00 a.m. (0100 GMT), it said. Eleven people were injured, four of them seriously. Six other passengers were taken for medical check-ups inside the airport.
The transport ministry said in a separate statement that two pilots and four cabin crew were aboard. It gave slightly different numbers, saying there were 79 passengers and 10 injured, including a pilot.
The exact circumstances of the incident remain to be determined, but an investigation is already underway to establish the cause.