46 Injured As Plane Crashes in Iran

By Media Monitor Desk

TEHRAN: An Iranian passenger plane crash landed Sunday in thick fog in the northeastern city of Mashhad and caught fire, injuring at least 46 people.

According to Iranian official sources, the rear end of the Russian-built Tupolev 154 plane owned by Taban Airline and piloted by a Russian caught fire as the aircraft landed in the fog.

The plane, traveling from Abadan in southwest Iran to Mashhad, had 170 passengers on board, mostly Hajis.

However, no death was reported in the incident.