24 Nov 2024
Monday 12 March 2018 - 10:12
Story Code : 297336

Iran voices deep regret over Turkish plane crash

MNA Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman BahramGhasemi hasvoiceddeep regret over the fatal crash of a Turkishprivate jetin southwestern Iran.


In a Sunday statement, Ghasemi said a number of relief teams rushed to the site of the planecrashdespitesevere climate of the regionfor closely monitoring the situation and providing relief aid.

A Turkish private jet heading towards Istanbul from UAEs Sharjah caught fire while crossing over Iranian air space and hit Mount Helen in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran on Sunday afternoon.

According to local Red Crescent officials, 7 teams of search and rescue were dispatched to find the wreck of the crashed plane.

Sources say that the plane had a number of 11 people on board, including eight passangers and three crew members. According to the deputy head of the relief teams, localshave discovered the bodies of eight on board.

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