{"id":133454,"date":"2022-11-10T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=133454"},"modified":"2022-11-10T23:33:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T23:33:43","slug":"middle-east-airlines-plane-hit-by-stray-bullet-while-landing-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/11\/middle-east-airlines-plane-hit-by-stray-bullet-while-landing-in-beirut.html","title":{"rendered":"Middle East Airlines plane hit by stray bullet while landing in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>Middle East Airlines (MEA)<\/strong> Airbus A320, flying from Jordan to Lebanon, was hit by a stray bullet while landing in Beirut on Thursday, with no injuries reported, MEA Chairman Mohamad El-Hout said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El-Hout told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/middle-east-airlines-plane-hit-by-stray-bullet-while-landing-beirut-mea-chairman-2022-11-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> that seven to eight stationary planes are hit by stray bullets shot from areas neighbouring Beirut airport each year, but incident was the first time this had occurred while a plane was moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/11\/precision-air-plane-crashes-on-lake-victoria.html\">Precision Air plane crashes on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebratory gunfire is a common occurrence in Lebanon, where gun ownership is widespread and weapons are fired to mark speeches by politicians and the release of official exam results, among other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These practices of shooting in the air in Lebanon must be stopped \u2026 it is a source of danger to air traffic and the airport,&#8221; El-Hout said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lebanese lawmaker Paula Yacoubian was on the flight and shared images on her Twitter page appearing to show a hole in the fuselage of the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yacoubian said she 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