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| A passenger plane has burst into flames on landing at an airport in northern Iran, killing at least 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. |
| At least another 19 people were injured in the incident and the remaining passengers were evacuated. | At least another 19 people were injured in the incident and the remaining passengers were evacuated. |
| The crash comes 10 days after another plane crash in northern Iran, in which 168 people died. | The crash comes 10 days after another plane crash in northern Iran, in which 168 people died. |
| The Aria Airlines plane involved in Friday's blaze had flown from Tehran to Mashhad with 153 people on board. | The Aria Airlines plane involved in Friday's blaze had flown from Tehran to Mashhad with 153 people on board. |
| It was reported to be a Russian-built Ilyushin aircraft. | It was reported to be a Russian-built Ilyushin aircraft. |
| "All the dead and injured people and passengers have been evacuated and the fire has been completely controlled," said provincial official Ghahraman Rashid. | "All the dead and injured people and passengers have been evacuated and the fire has been completely controlled," said provincial official Ghahraman Rashid. |
| Mr Rashid said 17 people had been killed and 21 injured, but state TV later reported the lower figures. | Mr Rashid said 17 people had been killed and 21 injured, but state TV later reported the lower figures. |
| Footage shown on Iran's Press TV showed the aircraft surrounded by emergency vehicles with the cockpit almost entirely destroyed. | Footage shown on Iran's Press TV showed the aircraft surrounded by emergency vehicles with the cockpit almost entirely destroyed. |
| The cause of the crash is not yet known but state media quoted an airport official as saying there had been "a technical glitch". | The cause of the crash is not yet known but state media quoted an airport official as saying there had been "a technical glitch". |
| Iran has a notoriously bad air safety record. | Iran has a notoriously bad air safety record. |
| Sanctions imposed on the country by the US mean both public and private airlines rely on ageing fleets and have trouble sourcing replacement parts, says the BBC's Jon Leyne. | Sanctions imposed on the country by the US mean both public and private airlines rely on ageing fleets and have trouble sourcing replacement parts, says the BBC's Jon Leyne. |
| On 15 July, all 168 passengers and crew on board a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 plane died in a crash in Qazvin province, about 75 miles (120km) north-west of Tehran. | On 15 July, all 168 passengers and crew on board a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 plane died in a crash in Qazvin province, about 75 miles (120km) north-west of Tehran. |
| That incident was the third deadly crash of a Tupolev Tu-154 in Iran since 2002. | That incident was the third deadly crash of a Tupolev Tu-154 in Iran since 2002. |
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