5 injured as American Airlines plane hit by turbulence

5 injured as American Airlines plane hit by turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - An American Airlines Boeing 777 from Dallas-Fort Worth airport sits on the tarmac at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2009, after it was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific Ocean about 70 kilometers southeast of the airport. Among 228 passengers and crew members aboard the plane, five passengers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

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