Moscow's Sheremetevo airport temporarily suspends arrivals and departures
Moscow's Sheremetevo Airport temporarily suspended arrivals and departures early on Friday to ensure the safe operation of all air traffic, news agencies quoted Russia's aviation authority as saying.
'To ensure the safety of all civil aviation flights, temporary restrictions were imposed as of 2:41 a.m. (2341 GMT) on operations at Sheremetevo Airport,' TASS quoted the authority's statement as saying.
'The airport is temporarily not allowing arrivals or departures.'

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