Iran condoles with Russia over plane crash

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News ID: 19238
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 18:58 - 12 February 2018
TEHRAN, February 12 - Iran extended condolences to Russia following the deadly plane crash which led to killing of 71 people onboard.

Iran condoles with Russia over plane crashTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi also extended sympathy to families of the victims.

A Russian Antonov An-148 passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport killing all people on board.

The jet belonging to the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk city, located about 100 kilometers southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains, and crashed in the Ramensky district outside Moscow on Sunday.

According to Russian news agencies, the plane was carrying 65 passengers and six crewmembers.

News agencies said witnesses in the village of Argunovo saw a burning plane falling from the sky.

 

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