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Person in Italian airport gets sucked into engine, dies

ROME (AP) — The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights due to a runway incident that local media said was apparently caused when someone got sucked into an airport engine and died.

The Bergamo Milan airport authority said Tuesday all flights were suspended at the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport due to a problem on the taxiway.

An investigation was underway.

Corriere della Sera newspaper cited unnamed airport officials as saying someone apparently ran onto the tarmac as a plane was taking off. LaPresse news agency cited unnamed investigators as saying suicide was suspected.