A passenger aircraft crashed in northwestern Iran on Wednesday and up to 169 people on board were feared killed, ISNA news agency reported. "153 passengers along with 16 crew were on the plane that crashed," ISNA said, without giving a source.
Caption: This image made from television broadcast by Iran's Press TV on July 15, 2009, they say shows a deep trench into an agricultural field caused by the impact of a crashed Iranain passenger plane a Russian-made Caspian Airlines jet that crashed on July 15 in northwest Iran, killing all 168 people on board, state media reported. Text: ReutersImages: AP
Video: Wreckage from the Iran plane crash. Copyright Associated Press.