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| At least 168 passengers and crew are feared dead after a Caspian Airlines plane crashed in the north of Iran, state media says. | At least 168 passengers and crew are feared dead after a Caspian Airlines plane crashed in the north of Iran, state media says. |
| Wreckage was spread over a large area in a field in Jannatabad village, Qazvin province, about 75 miles (120km) north-west of Tehran, state TV said. | Wreckage was spread over a large area in a field in Jannatabad village, Qazvin province, about 75 miles (120km) north-west of Tehran, state TV said. |
| The Tupolev aircraft was flying from the Iranian capital to Yerevan in Armenia, Iranian media said. | The Tupolev aircraft was flying from the Iranian capital to Yerevan in Armenia, Iranian media said. |
| The cause of the crash, which happened soon after take-off, was not known. | The cause of the crash, which happened soon after take-off, was not known. |
| "The 7908 Caspian flight crashed 16 minutes after its take-off from the International Imam Khomeini Airport," Iran's Aviation Organisation spokesman, Reza Jafarzadeh, was quoted by Iranian Press TV as saying. | "The 7908 Caspian flight crashed 16 minutes after its take-off from the International Imam Khomeini Airport," Iran's Aviation Organisation spokesman, Reza Jafarzadeh, was quoted by Iranian Press TV as saying. |
| An eyewitness said the plane dropped out of the sky and exploded on impact. | |
| Television footage showed a massive crater in a field, with smouldering debris over a wide area. | Television footage showed a massive crater in a field, with smouldering debris over a wide area. |
| Mr Jafarzadeh said there were no irregularities reported before the plane took off. | |
| "The regulations of the State Aviation Organisation do not allow a plane to take off before security of the plane is 100% approved," he told Iranian television. | |
| "As to why this happened and what problem the plane ran into, we will need to carry out a thorough investigation of all contributing elements." | |
| The plane was built in Russia in 1987. | |
| IRANIAN PLANE CRASHES 6 December, 2005: A C-130 military transport plane crashes on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, killing 110 people, including some on the ground. 19 February, 2003: An Iranian military transport aircraft carrying 276 people crashes in the south of the country, killing all on board. 23 December, 2002: An Antonov 140 commuter plane carrying aerospace experts crashes in central Iran, killing all 46 people aboard. Air disasters timeline | |
| A Caspian Airlines representative told Associated Press news agency that most of the passengers were Armenians, with some Georgian citizens also on board. | A Caspian Airlines representative told Associated Press news agency that most of the passengers were Armenians, with some Georgian citizens also on board. |
| It was unclear if other nationalities were involved. | It was unclear if other nationalities were involved. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne said the country was reliant on air transport, but it had been three years since the last crash. | The BBC's Jon Leyne said the country was reliant on air transport, but it had been three years since the last crash. |
| The civil and military fleets are made up of elderly aircraft, in poor condition due to their age and lack of maintenance. | The civil and military fleets are made up of elderly aircraft, in poor condition due to their age and lack of maintenance. |
| Since Iran's Islamic revolution of 1979, trade embargoes by Western nations have forced Iran to buy mainly Russian-built planes to supplement an existing fleet of Boeings and other American and European models. | Since Iran's Islamic revolution of 1979, trade embargoes by Western nations have forced Iran to buy mainly Russian-built planes to supplement an existing fleet of Boeings and other American and European models. |
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