据新华网报道，沙特阿拉伯航空公司(沙航)一架客机5日发生故障，在沙特阿拉伯西部城市麦地那紧急迫降，致29人受伤，其中3人伤势严重。
沙航发言人哈立德5日说，这架沙航波音767客机载着299名乘客和16名机组人员，当天凌晨从伊朗马什哈德机场起飞，在麦地那机场降落时，右后侧轮胎发生故障。飞行员在两次降落尝试失败后实施迫降。
哈立德说，飞机迫降产生的巨大碰撞导致机上29人受伤，其中18人伤势较轻在机场接受医治，另外11人被送往附近医院，其中3人伤势较重。
哈立德说，沙航已将事故报告给波音公司。
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 has made an emergency landing in the city of Medina, injuring 29 people, three of them seriously, officials say.
The 767-300ER aircraft was arriving from the Iranian city of Mashhad with 315 people on board.
Aviation officials said the rear right-side landing gear had failed to deploy.
The plane had reportedly been leased out to carry pilgrims to the holy city. All flights to Medina were halted for 24 hours, the airline said.
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One eyewitness at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport said the plane had made two unsuccessful attempts to land before making the third emergency approach.
General Authority for Civil Aviation spokesman Khaled bin Abdullah Khaybari said the injuries happened as people rushed to leave the plane.
The jet was carrying 299 passengers and 16 crew.
Twelve of the injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
State-owned Saudia is the national carrier of Saudi Arabia.
“Saudia expresses its deep sorrow to all the injured passengers as a result of the accident,” the airline said.