Dubai-Moscow flight makes emergency landing in Southern Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A passenger flight operated by the Russian airline Pobeda, en route from Dubai to Moscow, safely landed in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, after issuing a distress signal over the Caspian Sea, Interfax news agency reported citing Russian emergency services.

The Boeing 737 issued the emergency signal due to a fire detector warning in the luggage compartment, Interfax said.

All passengers and crew members were unharmed, it added.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

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