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Plane Fire in Tehran Kills Some Passengers
By Associated Press

Source: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iran-plane,0,1283588.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

April 20, 2005, 4:10 PM EDT


TEHRAN, Iran -- A plane carrying 157 people caught fire on the runway Wednesday shortly after landing at Tehran airport, killing scores of passengers and injuring others, state-run television reported.

The station said the plane's left engine began burning while the craft was taxiing on the runway at Mehrabad airport. The Saha Airlines plane then plunged into a river at the end of the runway, the broadcaster said.


The report said "scores" of passengers were killed, but gave no specific figure. It blamed the fire on a "technical failure."

The broadcaster said the plane landed at 10:15 p.m. and the fire erupted minutes later. It said the aircraft carried 157 people, including eight children, and had flown in from the tourist island of Kish in the Persian Gulf.

Saha Airline Services is owned by the Iranian military but also operates civilian flights. It was not known whether military personnel were aboard Wednesday's flight.

[Saman]

My heart goes out to those who lost their lives. My thoughts are with their families..

This is really tragic, how come there are so many planecrashes in Iran each year? I know the answer myself though, old planes that are in bad shape is the cause.
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