10.10 Passenger Aircraft with 154 People Emergency Lands in Moscow

MOSCOW, October 10 (RIA Novosti) - A passenger aircraft with 154 people on board made an emergency landing at the Domodedovo airport in Moscow late on Wednesday night, the Interior Ministrys transportation department said in a statement.

According to the statement, the aircraft en route from Moscow to Tokyo requested an emergency landing shortly after the take off from the Russian capital.

The aircraft carrying 10 crew members and 144 passengers landed at 10:38 p.m. [6:38 GMT], the statement said adding that no one was hurt.

The statement cited a problem with electronics as one of the possible reasons for the emergency landing.