Engine problem forces plane back

A Malaysia Airlines flight to London has been forced to return to Kuala Lumpur after one of its engines began experiencing trouble shortly after take-off.

A Malaysia Airlines flight to London has been forced to return to Kuala Lumpur after one of its engines began experiencing trouble shortly after take-off.

The airline said the captain of the Boeing 747-400 plane carrying 351 passengers and 21 crew decided to turn back in the interest of passenger safety following a technical defect on one of the plane’s four engines.

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