Sixty-six people are feared to have been killed in a passenger plane crash in the Zagros mountains in Iran.
The Aseman Airlines plane, en route from Tehran to the south-western city of Yasuj, came down near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province.
The Red Crescent deployed search and rescue teams to the site. The airline has retracted a statement saying definitively that all aboard were dead.
Flight EP3704 left Tehran at 04:30 GMT, and crashed about an hour later.
The aircraft, a twin-engine turboprop, came down on Dena Mountain, 22km (14 miles) from Yasuj, news channel Irinn reported.
Sixty passengers, two security guards, two flight attendants and the pilot and co-pilot were on board.
The airline initially said everyone had been killed, but said later: "Given the special circumstances of the region, we still have no access to the spot of the crash and therefore we cannot accurately and definitely confirm the death of all passengers of this plane."
Bad weather, including fog and heavy snow, has hampered rescue efforts. Emergency teams have had to travel to the crash site by land rather than using a helicopter.
Passengers' relatives have gathered at a mosque near Tehran's Mehrabad airport, according to Reuters news agency.
"I can't bring myself to believe it," said one woman whose husband was on board.
One man told Tabnak news website that he had missed the flight.
Showing an unused ticket as proof, he said: "God has been really kind to me but I am so sad from the bottom of my heart for all those dear ones who lost their lives."
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed sympathy for all involved, saying, in a statement, that the incident brought "great grief and sorrow".
Iran has suffered several aviation accidents in recent years and has an ageing aircraft fleet.
The country has struggled to obtain spare parts to maintain its planes in the face of international sanctions imposed to curb its nuclear programme.
Those sanctions have been mostly lifted under a 2015 deal between Iran and the US alongside several other powers.
Aseman, Iran's third largest airline, signed a contract with Boeing last year to buy 30 of its latest medium-range 737s.
The crashed plane, a French-Italian-made ATR 72-500, was 25 years old, Iran's civil aviation organisation said.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has also expressed "deep sympathy" for relatives of those on board, saying the accident "saddened the hearts".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43103192

This is pathetic

What An Irony Of Life, Don't Be Surprised That This Crash And This Deaths Will Open Doors Of Opportunities And Riches To Some People, While Some Are Crying Over This , There Are Some Who Will Be Laughing To The Banks Because Of This .. What A World We Live In !

Chicagoesontop:
What An Irony Of Life, Don't Be Surprised That This Crash And This Deaths Will Open Doors Of Opportunities And Riches To Some People, While Some Are Crying Over This , There Are Some Who Will Be Laughing To The Banks Because Of This .. What A World We Live In !

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Laughing to the bank cause a plane crash happened. how does plane crash automatically install money into people's bank account

heendrix:
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Laughing to the bank cause a plane crash happened. how does plane crash automatically install money into people's bank account

Bros Use your brain for once, check my post you will never find where i typed AUTOMATICALLY ... what i mean is, some of the deceased have next of kin who will inherit whatever they left including their money in the banks, again this will still provide job opportunities for some people who will evacuate the bodies and , some will still pick valuables that can be sold, the community where the plane crashed will be busy for some time and this will bring international communities to that Area ... just know that in any situation and any condition, anything can Happen !!

Chicagoesontop:



Bros Use your brain for once check my post you will never find where i typed AUTOMATICALLY what i mean is, some of the deceased have next of kin who will inherit whatever they left including their money in the banks, again this will still provide job opportunities for some people who will evacuate the bodies and , some will still pick valuables that can be sold, the community where the plane crashed will be busy for some time and this will bring international communities to that Area ... just know that in any situation and any condition, anything can Happen !!

this is not needed

heendrix:


this is not needed

Am sorry , i didn't mean to be rude !