1.0 link 233129 <![CDATA[Iran Plane Crash (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/15/iran-caspian-airlines-pla_n_233129.html An Iranian plane carrying 168 people crashed today, reports state media. The plane shattered to pieces, and all on board are expected to have died. From the AP:

The impact gouged a deep trench in the dirt field, which was shown littered with smoking wreckage in footage shown on state TV. It showed a large chunk of a wing, but much of the wreckage appeared to be in small pieces, and emergency workers and witnesses picked around the shredded metal...
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