Plane crash in Iran kills 77; dozens more injured
By Farhad Pouladi | China Daily | Updated: 2011-01-11 08:00
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Rescue workers attend to the scene after an Iran Air Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing, outside the city of Orumiyeh, 700 km northwest of the capital, Teheran, Iran, on Sunday. Esfandiar Asgharkhani / Mehr News Agency Via Associated Press |
TEHERAN - Iran on Monday launched an investigation after an Iran Air passenger jet crashed and broke into pieces in heavy snow and fog killing 77 people and injuring dozens of others, state media said.
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