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Military killed in Iran crash
Aircraft owned by Iran's Revolutionary Guards crashes at Tehran airport.
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2006 03:42 GMT

The aeroplane was flying to Shiraz

Thirty-six people have been killed and two injured after an Iranian military aeroplane crashed at Tehran's airport.

State television said that the Antonov-74 belonged to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and the military identified 30 of the dead as military personnel and six crew.
Reza Jafarzadeh, a spokesman for the Iranian civil aviation organisation, told the Fars news agency: "It crashed at the end of the runway. at 7:30 local time."

The director of the airport told the TV channel there were no survivors when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff.

"This plane was heading towards Shiraz and a few Revolutionary Guards personnel have been martyred in this accident."

Shiraz is a town to the south of Tehran.

An official at the airport said everyone on board had been killed but did not give a number.

Mehrabad international airport is used for civil and military purposes. It is situated in a western district of the capital.
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