"Bovine Breach Befuddles Bureaucrats"

Thursday, July 7, 2005

Plane hits cows on Nigeria runway
An investigation has been launched into the security breach
United Kingdom - The BBC


An investigation has been launched after a plane ran into a herd of cows at
Nigeria's Port Harcourt airport, officials say. 

The Air France plane, with 196 people on board, ploughed into the cows as it
touched down at Port Harcourt in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 

No-one on board was hurt, but the collision left seven cows dead and the
runway was soaked with their blood. 

Port Harcourt is the centre of Nigeria's huge oil industry. 

The return flight to Paris was cancelled and the airport was closed for
several hours. 

A spokeswoman for Air France said the Airbus A330 was checked by
technicians, but was not damaged during the incident. 

Passengers waiting to fly to Port Harcourt from the commercial capital,
Lagos, on Wednesday said they were told that airport crew were chasing five
cows around the airport. 

Aviation Minister Mallam Isa Yuguda has summoned airport officials to
explain the security breach, local newspapers report.

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An investigation has been launched into the security breach.

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