65 killed as commercial flight goes down in central Iran
- 6 years ago
Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start in Iran.
A passenger plane crash in the central part of the country is feared to have killed all 65 people on board.
For more on this and other news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… bad weather is being blamed for the crash… what else do we know?
Well Semin…. the ATR aircraft was heading from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasouj on Sunday morning, local time.
It then disappeared from radar about 50 minutes after takeoff amid foggy and snowy conditions and was reported to have crashed in a mountainous area.
The initial death toll given by authorities was 66, but this was later revised to 65 as one of the passengers was reported to have missed the flight.
That means all 59 passengers as well as six crew members were killed.
Dozens of rescuers are trying to reach the probable crash site, but a snowstorm that is sweeping the area is making it difficult for them access it.
Thick fog is also preventing helicopters from searching the area.
Iran has suffered several plane crashes in the past few decades, mostly due to old planes.
The 25-year-old aircraft was part of this aging fleet, which Iran had been unable to update due to decades of international sanctions over its nuclear program.
But a 2015 deal with world powers to lift some of those sanctions has opened the way for Iranian airlines to sign deals for new aircraft.
Meanwhile, Iran's leadership issued messages of condolences, as did a few other global leaders.
Among them was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who just moments before his sympathetic tone warned Tehran not to test his country's resolve.
His comments at the Munich Security Conference were dismissed by Iran's foreign minister as a "cartoonish circus," adding another layer to tensions between the two countries over Iran's military support in Syria.
A passenger plane crash in the central part of the country is feared to have killed all 65 people on board.
For more on this and other news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… bad weather is being blamed for the crash… what else do we know?
Well Semin…. the ATR aircraft was heading from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasouj on Sunday morning, local time.
It then disappeared from radar about 50 minutes after takeoff amid foggy and snowy conditions and was reported to have crashed in a mountainous area.
The initial death toll given by authorities was 66, but this was later revised to 65 as one of the passengers was reported to have missed the flight.
That means all 59 passengers as well as six crew members were killed.
Dozens of rescuers are trying to reach the probable crash site, but a snowstorm that is sweeping the area is making it difficult for them access it.
Thick fog is also preventing helicopters from searching the area.
Iran has suffered several plane crashes in the past few decades, mostly due to old planes.
The 25-year-old aircraft was part of this aging fleet, which Iran had been unable to update due to decades of international sanctions over its nuclear program.
But a 2015 deal with world powers to lift some of those sanctions has opened the way for Iranian airlines to sign deals for new aircraft.
Meanwhile, Iran's leadership issued messages of condolences, as did a few other global leaders.
Among them was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who just moments before his sympathetic tone warned Tehran not to test his country's resolve.
His comments at the Munich Security Conference were dismissed by Iran's foreign minister as a "cartoonish circus," adding another layer to tensions between the two countries over Iran's military support in Syria.