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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 10: The Air New Zealand plane carrying Nai Yin Xue approaches the runway at Auckland Airport on March 10, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Monday, Mar. 10, 2008

Open quoteSome people were attempting to create an air disaster.Close quote

  • NUER BAIKELI
  • governor of Xinjiang region, describing how a flight crew prevented an attempt to crash a passenger plane soon after takeoff from the region's capital, Urumqi, on Friday
Photo: Hannah Johnston / Getty Images | Source: The Guardian