RIYADH, JULY 27 (Reuters) - A Lufthansa cargo plane crashed at King Khaled International Airport in the Saudi capital on Tuesday but there were no casualties, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said.
'The firefighters are containing the fire,' said a spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation, adding there were no casualties.
Two pilots are being treated in hospital, the German carrier said in a statement.
Al Arabiya television earlier reported the cargo plane had split in half.
(Reporting by Gulf bureau, Maria Sheahan in Frankfurt; Writing by Amran Abocar; Editing by Jason Neely) Keywords: LUFTHANSA CRASH/ (amran.abocar@thomsonreuters.com; +971 4 391 8301; Reuters Messaging:amran.abocar.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
'The firefighters are containing the fire,' said a spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation, adding there were no casualties.
Two pilots are being treated in hospital, the German carrier said in a statement.
Al Arabiya television earlier reported the cargo plane had split in half.
(Reporting by Gulf bureau, Maria Sheahan in Frankfurt; Writing by Amran Abocar; Editing by Jason Neely) Keywords: LUFTHANSA CRASH/ (amran.abocar@thomsonreuters.com; +971 4 391 8301; Reuters Messaging:amran.abocar.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.