747 blows 4 tires, aborts takeoff from LAX
None of the 232 passengers or crew hurt on Australia-bound jetliner

LOS ANGELES - An jetliner carrying hundreds of passengers blew four tires while trying to take off at Los Angeles International Airport and got stranded on the runway, an official said Tuesday.

None of the 232 passengers or crew on Qantas Flight 12 to Sydney, Australia, was hurt in the incident late Monday, airport spokeswoman Treva Miller said.

Flight operations at the airport were not expected to be affected.

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