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The Boeing 737 - which was carrying 139 passengers and five crew - was arriving at Mexico City international Airport after a flight from Cancun when the horrifying incident happened.

Emergency crews rushed to the runway after the plane's left-side wheel strut apparently buckled.

Alarming photos published by local media showed one landing gear bent and collapsed.

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An airport official said the plane did not leave the runway during the mishap and there had not been any fire.

The official said the passengers did not use emergency chutes to evacuate the aircraft, but rather left by the regular exits and stairways.

The technical mishap forced authorities to close one of the airport's runways.

Some passengers were treated for "nervous crisis" - but no injuries were reported.

There was no immediate information on the cause of the accident.

The plane - operated by Mexican airline Magnicharters - is believed to be around 27-years-old.

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It comes just days after a passenger jet bound for Egypt carrying 161 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing following a bomb threat.

The charter flight had taken off from Poland's capital Warsaw and was travelling to Egypt's resort town of Hurghada when there was a report of explosives on board.

The pilot made a request for an emergency landing and the plane was diverted to the Black Sea city of Burgas in Bulgaria.

Passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane to enable a security sweep of the vehicle to take place.

A spokeswoman for the Burgas airport said: "A passenger who alerted crew about a possible bomb admitted on questioning to having consumed alcohol."