An Iranian airliner crashed on Wednesday, killing all 168 passengers and crew. According to a security official, the Capsian airlines plane, a three-engine Russian Tupolev Tu-154M, disintegrated into pieces. The aircraft crashed near the village of Jannatabad near Qazvin at 11:33 a.m (2:03 a.m. ET). The plane was heading from Tehran to Yerevan, Armenia.
“The aircraft all of a sudden fell out of the sky and exploded on impact, where you see the crater,” a witness told Press TV from the crash site.
The crash was at least the fifth major airline accident in the world this year, following crashes of planes flown by Colgan Air, Turkish Airlines, Air France and Yemenia Airways. A US Airways pilot managed to land his plane safely on the Hudson river in New York City in January, with no major injuries, after the plane lost power.
Our hearts are with the families and friends of the victims.
