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MIAMI - A British Airways flight carrying 343 passengers and crew members including British Prime Minister Tony Blair overshot a runway at Miami's airport on Tuesday, the Miami Herald newspaper reported on its website.
No one was injured when the Boeing 747-400 jet arriving from London slid off the runway after landing about 6.15pm/2315 GMT, airport spokesman Marc Henderson told the newspaper.
The US Secret Service confirmed Blair and his immediate family were aboard the plane, flying in first class, according to the Miami Herald report.
They were due to vacation in the Miami area.
The Secret Service did not have any agents on the plane, but the agency is providing protection for the British government leader and his family during their South Florida visit.
The plane, which was not damaged, returned to a terminal and passengers were allowed to get off, Henderson said.
- REUTERS
