Heart-stopping footage has captured the moment a plane suddenly skidded off a runway and broke in two while trying to land.

The Halla Airlines flight, which had 34 people on board, had just landed at Mogadishu's Aden Adde Airport, Somalia, when it veered off course and hit a wall.

The video, which was recorded on July 11 at around 12.23pm, shows the plane do a full 180 spin as it hit the concrete wall and broke in two, sending clouds of dust into the air.

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Luckily, no one was seriously injured in the crash — but some people on board were treated for minor injuries.

Somali Civil Aviation Authority said: "There was no fatality from the accident except minor injuries.

"The Somali Civil Aviation Authority would like to reaffirm that the preliminary report will be released once the current investigation concludes."

Injuries have been reported among the passengers, but it is not clear how serious they are, Mirror reports.

It is not yet known what caused the incident that left the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia prop plane split in two.

Local reports suggest the pilot did not report any problems before landing.

"We are now working on the plane's issue," Halla Airlines spokesperson Ismail Mohamud told VOA Somali.

"Facts will be established once the cockpit voice recorder and black box are analysed."

The news comes after a plane crashed into the sea off the south coast of Wales prompting emergency services to descend upon the scene.

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A man was helped by paramedics at the scene before being rushed to hospital after the aircraft crash-landed upside down close to the shore at Porthcawl, about 20 miles from Swansea.

The Coastguard was notified of the incident at around 9.20am this morning (Tuesday, June 13) and sent lifeboats from Porthcawl and Port Talbot to the scene.

A helicopter from St Athan was also deployed and emergency services from South Wales Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service also attended.

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