Eight injured on Ryanair flight hit by 'severe turbulence', police say

The flight's captain called ahead for medical assistance and the plane "landed normally" in southern Germany.

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Among those injured on Wednesday night were a two-year-old who suffered bruising and a woman who incurred a head injury, according to Bavarian police.

Three people were taken to a local hospital for treatment, while others were treated on site, they said.

Ryanair apologised to affected passengers. It said the captain of the flight - originally planned to go from Berlin to Milan - called ahead for medical assistance and the plane "landed normally" at Memmingen Airport, to the west of Munich.

Local police said the weather conditions meant it had not been possible to land at Munich Airport, so the plane was diverted to Memmingen, where it landed "safely and without further incident" at 20:44 local time (18:44 GMT).