Fifty survive Iranian plane crash

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Fifty survive Iranian plane crash

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Fifty survive Iranian plane crash

At least 50 people were rescued from an Iranian passenger jet which crashed in bad weather on Sunday near the northwestern city of Urumiyeh, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted an official as saying. Fars said there were 105 people on board, but state TV put the number at 156. (Reporting by Tehran bureau; writing by

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