German police say that severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board.

A Milan-bound Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in southern Germany late on Wednesday due to heavy turbulence from a thunderstorm, with nine passengers injured, police said.

A Ryanair flight traveling from Berlin to Milan made an unscheduled landing in Germany after it encountered violent turbulence.