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Plane Carrying Prime Minister Has Close Call

Associated Press

A private plane carrying Prime Minister Laurent Fabius made an emergency landing here last week after one of its engines failed.

The plane was flying from Nantes to La Roche-sur-Yon when the pilot noticed the fire and turned the craft back to Nantes.

As he got out of the plane, Fabius told local officials: “See, I was having such a good time in Nantes that I decided to come back.”

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