Over 100 killed in Iran plane crash
Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 3:39 PM
More than 168 people have died after a Caspian Airlines plane crashed in the north of Iran.
Officials say the crew is among those killed.
According to the BBC, the Tupolev plane was flying from the Iranian capital to Yerevan in Armenia.
A Caspian Airlines representative says most of the passengers were Armenians, with some Georgian citizens also on board.
It’s unclear if other nationalities were involved.
Ten members of Iran\'s national junior judo team were reported to be on the plane, ahead of training with the Armenian team.
The cause of the crash, which happened soon after take-off, is not yet known.
However, witnesses say the plane simply dropped from the sky and exploded on impact.