AIRCRAFT CRASHED 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKING OFF

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.07.2009 15:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The plane traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed
near the city of Kazvin 15 minutes after take-off from the capital’s
Imam Khomeini International airport, killing all 153 passengers and
16 crew members on board.

The causes of the crash are being clarified.

Iranian media says this is the first crash in Caspian Airlines’
history.