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Fleeing passengers shut down Palma de Mallorca Airport for almost 4 hours

From the BBC:

Palma de Mallorca Airport was “shut down for nearly four hours on Friday after an apparent attempt by migrants to enter the country illegally.

A plane flying from Casablanca in Morocco to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted to Palma de Mallorca after a medical emergency was reported aboard.

When the jet landed, 21 passengers ran off across the runways, reportedly escaping over the perimeter fence.”

Read the full story:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59191108