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Vikings' plane slides off Wisconsin runway, stuck for hours (The Associated Press)

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APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings' team plane slid off a Wisconsin runway and became stuck in the grass, leaving players waiting for hours to get off the aircraft.

A team spokesman says there were no injuries after the landing shortly after 5 p.m. Friday at Appleton International Airport. The Vikings will play the Green Bay Packers on Saturday.

The Vikings' official Twitter account reported shortly after 7 p.m. Friday that ''while taxiing after a safe landing, the team plane slid off the runway and became stuck. We are waiting patiently to exit the plane.