66 people, including 1 child, have been killed in a passenger plane crash in Iran
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- A passenger plane has crashed in Iran killing everybody on board.
- A child is believed to be amongst the dead.
A passenger plane in Iran crashed midflight killing everybody on board.
Aseman Airlines said 66 people including one child were killed when the plane came down in the Zagros mountains, near the city of Semirom.
"After searches in the area, unfortunately we were informed that the plane crashed. Unfortunately, all our dear ones lost their lives in this incident," airline spokesman Mohammad Tabatabai said, according to the BBC.
Flight EP 3704 left Iran capital Tehran for the southwestern city of Yasuj at 8.00 a.m local time on Sunday (4.30 a.m GMT / 11.30 p.m Saturday ET).
The flight typically takes approximately 100 minutes but the plane disappeared from radar one hour after take off.
On board were 60 passengers, two security guards, two flight attendants, the pilot and the co-pilot. A child is also amongst the dead.
Emergency services traveled to the crash site by land after a helicopter was forced to turn back because of bad weather.
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