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Nine hurt as airliner evacuated

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Passengers were evacuated from a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 preparing to fly from Shanghai to Hong Kong yesterday when smoke was seen in the cabin as it taxied for take-off at Pudong International Airport.

Nine of the 351 passengers were slightly injured in the evacuation. The incident is still being investigated.

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