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Seventeen die in Iran plane blaze | Seventeen die in Iran plane blaze |
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A passenger plane has burst into flames on landing at an airport in northern Iran, killing 17 passengers, state media has reported. | A passenger plane has burst into flames on landing at an airport in northern Iran, killing 17 passengers, state media has reported. |
The burning plane skidded off the runway of the airport in the city of Mashhad, said the IRNA news agency. | The burning plane skidded off the runway of the airport in the city of Mashhad, said the IRNA news agency. |
Provincial official Ghahraman Rashid said another 19 people had been injured in the incident and the remaining passengers were evacuated. | Provincial official Ghahraman Rashid said another 19 people had been injured in the incident and the remaining passengers were evacuated. |
The crash comes 10 days after another Iranian plane crash killed 168 people. | The crash comes 10 days after another Iranian plane crash killed 168 people. |
The Aria Airlines plane involved in Friday's blaze had flown from Tehran to Mashhad with 153 people on board. | |
"All the dead and injured people and passengers have been evacuated and the fire has been completely controlled," said Mr Rashid. | |
Footage shown on Iran's Press TV showed the aircraft surrounded by emergency vehicles with the cockpit almost entirely destroyed. | |
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