Iran Plane Crash: Boeing 707 Accident, Several Casualties [Photos, Video]

UPDATE: 2.10 a.m. EST — According to a local news agency, there were 16 people aboard the flight, of which only the flight engineer survived, a spokesman for the country’s emergency agency said.
Original story:
A Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed in the outskirts of Tehran on Monday morning, and all those aboard the aircraft were feared dead. Reports suggested the plane tried to make a troublesome landing and crashed.
It was not known who the plane belonged to, with several reports saying it was coming from Kazakhstan and some saying it actually belonged to Iran's military. The reason of the crash was also not identified.
Several local media outlets carried pictures and videos of the incident.
Video shows the immediate aftermath of plane crash near #Iran's Karaj pic.twitter.com/nHNChTPHOw
— Press TV (@PressTV) January 14, 2019
🔺رئیس اورژانس کشور: 6 تیم به محل حادثه اعزام شدهاند/بین 8 تا 9 نفر خدمه پروازی در این هواپیما حضور داشتهاند pic.twitter.com/pLZfCRHkyv
— پايگاه خبری انتخاب (@Entekhab_News) January 14, 2019
🎥🔴سخنگوی سازمان هواپیمایی کشوری: هواپیما قرقیزستانی و از نوع بوئینگ باری ۷۰۷ بوده است که به هنگام فرود در فرودگاه فتح از باند خارج شده و دچار حادثه شده است pic.twitter.com/YWw9UJRo1E
— خبرگزاری فارس (@FarsNews_Agency) January 14, 2019
اخبار منتشره درباره اینکه هواپیمای سقوط کرده متعلق به کشور قرقیزستان بوده، غلط است
— Hossein Dalirian (@HosseinDalirian) January 14, 2019
این هواپیما، متعلق به نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران است https://t.co/qG4uuh1cU3
The aircraft crashed outside the Payam International Airport, in the Alborz Province near Tehran, after mistaking the airport with another airfield.
There was no official announcement of the actual numbers of casualties, but some reports said there were 10 people on board, and were likely all dead. Looking at the scene of the accident in pictures and videos, it was doubtful if anyone survived.
This is a developing story.
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