On Sunday, 10 August, a plane came down in a residential area near Mehrabad Airport west of Tehran, killing at least 39 people and injuring several others. The plane, which had been headed to Tabas in central Iran, was said to have suffered engine failure on take-off, and crashed into a nearby building. The pilot’s attempt to make an emergency landing was unsuccessful.
Source:
Isna news agency
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