MADRID, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A landing passenger plane veered off the runway Saturday in the southern city of Seville, leaving at least 45 people injured.

    The Air Algerie's Boeing 737-600 airliner ran out of the runway when it was trying to land at the San Pablo airport, a local government official told a press conference, blaming the accident on the malfunctioning landing gear.

    The plane, with 101 passengers and seven crew aboard, did not explode or go up in flames, and none of the injuries was serious, the official said.

    After the accident, the airport was temporarily shut down, forcing about 40 flights to resort to other airports for landing.

    The passengers, mostly Spaniards, just ended their visit to Algerian camps near Tindouf for Western Sahara refugees. Enditem