All 40 passengers on board an Iranian jet have reportedly
been killed after the plane crashed near an airport in the capital Tehran,
state television reported. IRNA agency said the plane crashed shortly after
takeoff from Mehrabad airport on Sunday.
The news agency said the suspected cause of the crash was an
engine failure. Seven children were reportedly on board the plane.
The Taban Airlines plane was headed to the eastern city of
Tabas, the IRNA and Fars news agencies said, and crashed at 9.18 am (0448 GMT).
Mehrabad is located in a western suburb of Tehran and mainly
functions as a domestic airport. Iran has suffered a series of airplane
crashes, blamed on its aging aircraft and poor maintenance. (Aljazeera)
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