Technical problems caused Iran plane crash

Iranian officials are reporting that the crash of a Caspian Airlines flight yesterday was probably caused by technical problems.



One hundred sixty eight people died as a result of the crash.



Deputy Transport Minister Ahmad Majidi said there is no evidence that suggests that the plane\'s pilot was at fault.



The Russian-built Tupolev plane crashed in farmland in Qazvin province, 75 miles north-west of Tehran, killing everyone on board.



Flight data recorders have been recovered but are badly damaged.



The plane, which was flying from the Iranian capital to Yerevan in Armenia, crashed 16 minutes after take-off from Tehran\'s International Airport.



Witnesses say the 22 year old craft nose-dived from the sky with its tail on fire.