Iran Plane Crashes Outside Tehran Airport, Dozens Dead
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A regional carrier flying from Tehran to Tabas in central Iran crashed shortly after takeoff today into a residential area outside Mehrabad airport, leaving dozens dead.
The morning crash of the Iran-140 turboprop killed 40 passengers and 8 crew, Reza Dehghanpour, head of Tehran Emergency Services, told Iranian state television. Three with severe burns were hospitalized, he said. State-run Mehr news agency reported 40 were dead and eight injured; the Iranian Students News Agency said the confirmed death toll was 38.