Moscow: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said on Monday its national football team landed safely in the Russian city of Rostov after what it described as a minor technical fault in one of the engines.
Videos shared on social media appeared to show an aircraft that posters identified as the Saudi team's plane with its wing on fire while it was in the air.
"All the Saudi national team players are safe, after a technical failure in one of the airplane engines that has just landed," the federation said a statement on Twitter.
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— ✨سعوديون في أمريكا وبريطانيا (@usa_saudis) June 18, 2018
احتراق جناح طائرة #المنتخب_السعودي قبل هبوطها، ولم تسجل أي اصابات ولله الحمد
#احتراق_طائرة_المنتخب pic.twitter.com/EoXLYg7ibr
No news for an emergency landing? This is the Saudi team plane which they use to travel in Russia for their next match against Uruguay.@flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/qe8uBQmywK
— A. 🇩🇪 (@AhmedMashaly24) June 18, 2018
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— Saudi National Team (@SaudiNT_EN) June 18, 2018
According to the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, all the Saudi national team players have arrived safely in Rostov-on-Don this afternoon to play against Uruguay, and currently are staying in their residence, and that the fire was merely an accident. pic.twitter.com/ai67skC1Kp