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Person dies after ‘falling into running plane engine’ at Amsterdam airport

KLM aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Schipol airport near Amsterdam. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo

Gianluca Lo Nostro and Olivier Sorgho

KLM airline said on Wednesday there had been a fatal incident at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, in which a person died after ending up in a running aircraft engine.

Dutch media had reported on the incident earlier on Wednesday. The circumstances are under investigation, the airline, which is part of Air France-KLM, said in a statement.