Premier's plane in emergency landing
A SriLankan Airlines flight carrying Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from Colombo to London made an emergency landing in Dubai due to technical problems.

The airbus A-340 which left Colombo early yesterday, landed in Dubai.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe who embarked on a tour of Britain was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair. Following the emergency landing the PM was transferred to another flight to Zurich.

SriLankan Airlines sent another flight from Colombo to Dubai, to take the rest of the passengers to London. Passengers aboard the airbus A-340 were given temporary accommodation in hotels.

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