Plane Carrying Bill Clinton Makes Unscheduled Landing in Tanzania
Former president is traveling in Africa on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.
— -- A plane carrying former President Bill Clinton had to make an unscheduled landing today in Tanzania because of an issue with one of the plane's four engines, a spokesman to Clinton confirmed to ABC News.
Nobody on the commercial charter flight was hurt.
According to the U.S. Secret Service, Clinton's plane landed around 10 a.m. ET in Dodoma, Tanzania, because of mechanical issues. More than an hour later -- at 11:23 a.m. ET -- the plane was wheels-up again to the original destination, Manyara, Tanzania.
The incident was first reported by CBS News, which described the event as an "emergency landing."
Clinton’s spokesman disputed this characterization.
“There was never an emergency,” the spokesman told ABC News. “No one was ever in the least amount of danger.”
Bill Clinton, and his daughter, Chelsea, are currently traveling together in Africa on behalf of the Clinton Foundation. In addition to Tanzania, the two will tour Kenya, Liberia and, finally, Morocco, where they are hosting a Clinton Foundation conference along with Morocco's King Mohammed VI.