Plane with 66 on board crashes in central IranBy Agence France-PresseAn Iranian passenger plane has crashed into the country’s Zagros mountains with more than 50 people on board, the head of the country’s emergency services told local media on Sunday. “This plane has crashed in the Semirom area and all emergency forces are on alert. The plane had 50 to 60 passengers,” Pir Hossein Koolivand told the Fars news agency. Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman for the national emergency services, told the semi-official ISNA news agency that a helicopter had been sent to the area. “Given the fact that the area is mountainous, it is not possible to send ambulances,” he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 18, 2018 08:03 UTC