Plane malfunction injuries 14 passengers

A Bangladeshi plane suffered a wheel failure as it was taking off from Dubai today, injuring 14 passengers and causing the closure of the Middle East’s busiest airport, aviation officials and passengers said.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 006 was accelerating down the runway at 6:30 a.m. when a malfunction occurred that caused its nose and engines to slam into the ground, airport officials said.