Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's plane 'catches fire'

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A plane carrying the Somali president has been forced to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu after one of its engines reportedly caught fire.

A spokesman for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said it was not clear why the engine stopped working.

The president was not hurt but firefighters scrambled to put out the flames, local reports say.

Mr Mohamud was chosen as president last year in a UN-backed move to end decades of conflict.

The BBC's Mohamed Mwalimu says the plane's tyres were damaged in the incident.

The president was flying to the South Sudan capital, Juba, when it was forced to turn round.
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