There was no confirmed information on any dead from today's crash. The news report quoted the head of Iran's State Emergency Center, Gholam Reza Masoumi, as saying 50 people survived with light injuries.
The national civil aviation authority says the IranAir plane was carrying 95 passengers and crew. Earlier media reports put the number at 105.
(Published 09 January 2011, 17:05 IST)
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