Jetliner crashes in Iran, killing 168 (New Haven Register)
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone onboard — Iran’s worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane’s tail was on fire before it went down.
Israel: Lebanon blast shows ‘flagrant’ violations – Seattle Times
Israel charged Iran and Syria Thursday with continuing to send weapons to Lebanon’s Hezbollah in violation of U.N. resolutions after one of the militant group’s weapons warehouses blew up in south Lebanon. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said …
168 killed in Iran plane crash (2:14 a.m.) (Sun Star)
TEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, nose-diving into a field northwest of the capital and shattering into flaming pieces read more
News agency: Head of Iran’s nuclear program has resigned (Sun-Sentinel)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s nuclear agency tells an Iranian news agency that he has resigned.
Photos: Iranian Plane Crash Near Tehran Kills All 168 Aboard (Payvand Iran News)
Iranian state media say a passenger plane has crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board. State television said Wednesday the Iranian airliner was heading to the Armenian capital of Yerevan when it went down near the northern Iranian city of Qazvin. The plane crashed 16 minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. Reports quote some witnesses as …
Black boxes recovered from crashed Iranian plane: TV (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Two black box recorders have been recovered from a Tupolev aircraft that crashed in Iran on Wednesday, killing all 168 people on board, Iranian television reported on Thursday.
2 of crashed plane’s black boxes recovered in Iran, 1 damaged – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Suicide bomber kills 3 police in Afghanistan News agency: Iranian nuke chief resigns Israel: Iran, Syria still send arms to Hezbollah Human rights group raises alarm over Congo rapes An Iranian news agency says the head of the country’s nuclear …
News agency: Iranian nuke chief resigns (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – The head of Iran’s nuclear agency tells an Iranian news agency that he has resigned. Gholam Reza Aghazadeh gives no reason for his resignation from the post.
Iran Will Release U.K. Embassy Employee on Bail, FT Reports (Bloomberg)
July 16 (Bloomberg) — Iran will release on bail the last of nine Iranian employees of the British Embassy who were arrested in Tehran on suspicion of inciting unrest over the country’s disputed June 12 election, the Financial Times said.
Iran plane crash black boxes recovered (Times Online)
The black boxes from the Iranian airliner which crashed northwest of Tehran yesterday killing all 168 people on board have been recovered from the site, Iran television reported today.
Fiery jet crash kills 168 in Iran (Detroit News)
Tehran, Iran — A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard — Iran’s worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane’s tail was on fire before it went down.
2 black boxes recovered from doomed Iran jet – MSNBC
TEHRAN, Iran – Investigators have recovered two of the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran’s state radio reported Thursday. All 168 people aboard the Caspian Airlines aircraft …
Iranian passenger plane crashes with nearly 170 people aboard (Chinapost.com.tw)
TEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying nearly 170 people crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering to pieces. State television said all on board were killed.
