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Planes collide at airport in Japan, jetliner burns

Japan Airlines' A350 airplane on fire at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on January 2, 2024. [Reuters]

A Japanese passenger jet caught fire Tuesday night after it collided with a Japanese Coast Guard plane on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Five people on the Coast Guard plane were killed, authorities said.

The Japan Airlines Airbus A-350 jetliner had just arrived after flying from the country's northern Hokkaido island with 379 passengers and crew on board.

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