11 passengers injured evacuating Cathay Pacific jet after aborted takeoff in HK

A Cathay Pacific jetliner aborted its takeoff at Hong Kong International Airport early Saturday, and 11 passengers were injured while evacuating the aircraft.
Cathay Pacific said in a statement, flight CX880, bound for Los Angeles, returned to the gate after a “technical issue” caused the crew to abort the takeoff and “a precautionary passenger evacuation” was initiated. It said those on board used five escape slides to exit the plane.
Cathay Pacific gave no details on the problem.
The flight was carrying 293 passengers and 17 crew members.
By 10:30 a.m., nine of the injured passengers had been discharged from the hospital, the airline said later.
Using a different aircraft, the flight departed for Los Angeles at 10:12 a.m., carrying 283 passengers, it said.