MOSCOW, Dec. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- An Air France airliner made an emergency landing in Russia's Siberian region Saturday after it suffered an engine stall, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

    The Air France Boeing 777 jet, with 220 passengers aboard, madea request for emergency landing in the Siberian city of Irkutsk after one of the jet's two engines stopped during a flight from Seoul to Paris, Irkutsk airport director general Alexei Kulikov told Itar-Tass.

    Kulikov said the landing was smooth.

    All passengers and the crew have been accommodated at the airport and are expected to spend the night at local hotels. Enditem