Iranian passenger plane crashes near Isfahan
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An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board has crashed in central Iran during a flight from Tehran to the city of Yasuj.
The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom on Sunday, the news agency ISNA quoted emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi as saying.
The Aseman Airlines flight was carrying 60 passengers and six crew.
The plane left Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport at 5:00 local time (1:30 GMT) and disappeared from radar screens after a while.
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