72 dead, 33 injured in Iran Air plane crash

Tehran: A Boeing 727 airliner with state-run Iran Air has crashed near a northwestern city in bad weather and broke into pieces, killing at least 72 of the 105 people on board, state media reported.

Image: IranAir Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed after it was making an emergency landing, outside the city of Orumiyeh, 460 miles (700 kilometers) in Iran, on Sunday, Jan 9, 2011.

Text: PTI

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