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By Staff Reporter

SIX passengers were injured Wednesday after an Air Zimbabwe Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at Johannesburg International Airport, emergency services network ER24 said.

Ashley Cook, a spokesperson, said the six were injured when they were evacuated from the aircraft via emergency shoots.

Jacqui O'Sullivan, Airports Company South Africa spokesperson, said the injured included a pregnant woman and an epileptic man.

She said the Boeing from Harare made an emergency landing at 8.45am when the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. The 93 passengers and six crew members were immediately evacuated.

O'Sullivan said the aircraft had been towed away from the runway. The injured were taken to the airport clinic and three were discharged. The other three were taken to Harmelia Medi-Clinic in Edenvale for treatment.

"One was suffering from back pains. The other two were taken for observations, as the one is seven months pregnant and the other one is an epileptic," she said. Rodney van Zyl, a clinic spokesperson, said the three were being attended to. He said there were no visible injuries.

The aircraft was on its way to Johannesburg. - Sapa
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