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They say the accident happened as the Federal Express Corp plane landed at Narita international airport from Guangzhou in China.
Japan's NHK public broadcaster showed dramatic footage of the plane landing, bouncing and then bursting into flames on Monday morning local time.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the fire under control.
The accident happened at about 0650 local time on Monday (2150 GMT Sunday), a police official was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
airport camera video The crash reportedly happened in strong winds, though it is not known whether the weather conditions were a factor in the crash.
The jet was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, according to Japan's Kyodo News.
One runway at Narita was closed after the accident. |
