BLACK MONDAY IN IRAN
Tragedy struck in Iran on Monday when a cargo
military plane crashed near Tehran, the country’s capital.
According to the Fars news agency, only the
flight engineer of the 16 passengers on board that survived.
State broadcaster IRIB earlier said there
were 10 people on the plane, without confirming any casualties.
“A (Boeing) cargo 707 places carrying meat
took off from Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and had an emergency landing at Fath
airport this morning,” the army said in a statement on its website.
See photos below:
A picture
taken on January 14, 2019 shows a Boeing 707 cargo plane that reportedly
crashed into a residential complex near the Iranian capital Tehran with 10
people onboard. The plane overshot the runway during its landing, Iran’s
aviation organisation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told state broadcaster
IRIB.HASAN SHIRVANI / MIZAN NEWS / AFP
Firefighters
and security forces gather amidst the debris of a Boeing 707 cargo plane that
reportedly crashed into a residential complex near the Iranian capital Tehran
with 10 people onboard on January 14, 2019. The plane overshot the runway
during its landing, Iran’s aviation organisation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told
state broadcaster IRIB.HASAN SHIRVANI / MIZAN NEWS / AFP
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