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Plane crashes in Iran; 168 feared dead

Province of Qazvin, Iran {{de|Lage der Provinz...Image via Wikipedia

An Iranian passenger plane carrying 150 people has crashed in the north of the country, Iran state news agency says.

An Iranian official said the plane broke into pieces and all those on board are feared dead.

The plane, reportedly a Tupolev, came down in the Takestan region of Qazvin province, state television said.

The aircraft was travelling to Yerevan in Armenia, from the Iranian capital, Tehran, when it crashed, Iranian media reports say.

A plane crashed Wednesday in northwestern Iran, Iranian state television reported. All 150 aboard are believed to be dead.

The passenger plane is thought to have crashed near the Iranian city of Qazvin, Iranian Press TV reported.

All on board are "most probably" dead, the news station said, quoting Qazvin Police Chief Hossein Behzadpour.

The crash occurred near Jannat-abad village, near Qazvin.

Qazvin is the largest city in the province of Qazvin and is its capital, with an estimated population of 330,000.

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