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17:08, 20-Feb-2018
Report: Iran locates wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain
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Iran has located wreckage of a passenger plane carrying 65 people on the heights of Dena Mountain nearly three days after it crashed in central Iran, according to IRNA News Agency.
Ramezan Sharif, the spokesman of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said IRGC helicopters found the wreckage on Tuesday morning and they could reach the location if weather permits.
The location of the missing Iran plane crash. / IRNA News Agency Photo
The location of the missing Iran plane crash. / IRNA News Agency Photo
Mehr New Agency on Tuesday reported that some bodies and wreckage of the missing plane had been found and 26 rescue teams, as well as 106 climbers are still battling bad weather to continue the search and relief operation.
Some local media on Monday reported that wreckage of the missing plane been found, but there was no immediate confirmation from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization.
The Aseman Airlines flight crashed 50 minutes after take-off from Tehran on Sunday morning. There are no expected survivors.
(With input from Xinhua)
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