Passengers flee burning Japan Airlines plane on Tokyo runway
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- A Japan Airlines plane was in flames as it landed on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday evening
- Footage on broadcaster NHK showed flames coming out of the windows of the aircraft and beneath it
- Passengers were seen fleeing the plane as flames engulfed it
- NHK reported that the plane may have collided with another aircraft but this has not been officially confirmed
- The plane is reported to have taken off from Hokkaido, in northern Japan
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Plane may have collided with another - reports
Reuters news agency and NHK are both reporting that the Japan Airlines flight may have crashed with a Japanese coast guard plane.
Live images show plane engulfed in flames
We're seeing live images of the Japan Airlines plane in flames on the runway in Tokyo.
Fire crews are working on the runway, and most of the fuselage of the plane is on fire, with smoke billowing out of the windows.
Watch the latest in the video below:
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Video caption: Watch: First pictures of plane on fire on Tokyo runway Japan Airlines plane on fire on Tokyo runway
A short while ago, a Japan Airlines airplane was on fire as it landed on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Images on national broadcaster NHK show the plane engulfed in flames.
The cause of the incident is not immediately clear.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates.