RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Lufthansa cargo plane caught fire and split in half as it was landing Tuesday in the Saudi Arabian capital, and the German pilot and co-pilot were lightly injured, an airport official said.

Lufthansa said one of its cargo planes was involved in an accident in Riyadh, but it did not confirm there was a crash.

Riyadh airport official Fahd al-Hamoud said the pilot and co-pilot were rushed to a military hospital near the airport. The two are German nationals, he said. read more .......