Iranian state television says at least 80 people were killed when an airplane caught fire during landing in the northeastern part of the country.
The Russian-made Tupolev airliner was carrying 148 passengers at the time of the incident in the city of Mashhad.
Iranian media say the fire started when one of the plane’s tires burst during landing and the aircraft slid off the runway.
Television reports showed fire crews dousing the plane, as smoke rose from a hole in the center of the fuselage.
The Iran Airtour plane was arriving in Mashhad from the southern city of Bandar Abbas.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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