Scores killed, at least 35 survived in air crash in northwest Iran

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Scores killed, at least 35 survived in air crash in northwest Iran

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Scores killed, at least 35 survived in air crash in northwest Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane with over 100 passengers on board crashed Sunday evening in northwest Iran, with at least 35 passengers survived and scores were killed, the local English language satellite Press TV quoted an unnamed red crescent official as saying. The take-off of the Boeing-727 had been delayed twice due to bad weather in Tehran, which saw brief snow on Sunday morning, said the semi-official Fars news agency. The plane took off from Tehran Mehrabad airport at 18:00 local time (1230 GMT) and was about to arrive ...

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