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Page last updated at 14:14 GMT, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 15:14 UK

Scores killed in Iran plane crash

An Iranian passenger plane has crashed in northern Iran, killing all 168 passengers and crew on board, state media says.

The Caspian Airlines jet was en route from Tehran to the Armenian capital Yerevan when it went down in a field shortly after take-off.

Jon Leyne reports.

READ MORE: Scores killed in Iran plane crash

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