A plane has skidded off the runway at Rome's Fiumicino airport after its landing gear malfunctioned during a thunderstorm.

A plane has skidded off the runway at Rome's Fiumicino airport after its landing gear malfunctioned during a thunderstorm.

Nobody was injured in the incident, according to the ANSA news agency.
The plane, an Airbus A320 belonging to flagship carrier Alitalia, had flown from Madrid with 151 passengers on board.
It came to rest on its side near the runway.
The national air transport safety agency has opened an investigation into the incident, and officers have been sent to examine the plane.