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Just plane scary

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MORRISVILL­E, N.C. — A private jet carrying comedian Russell Peters had to make an emergency landing at RaleighDur­ham Internatio­nal Airport.

An Instagram post from the Canadian actor says the plane suffered a flat tire while taking off late Wednesday night after he had just performed in North Carolina. He says the pilot made the announceme­nt 30 minutes into a flight to Texas on the way back to Los Angeles.

The pilot burned off some fuel before making a bumpy landing at 1:30 a.m. Peters says no one was hurt.

RDU officials say there were seven people on board.

Peters and his crew were able to take a later commercial flight.

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