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Iranian Airliner Crashes with 90 on Board

   VOA News 09 January 2011
   Iran+Curious+Map

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   Iranian  media  say  an  Iran  Air passenger plane has crashed with at
   least 90 people on board.
   Fars  news agency reports that 50 people survived after the plane went
   down  Sunday  near  the northwestern city of Urumiyeh.  The number of
   survivors has not been confirmed by the government.
   It is unclear what caused the crash.
   Iran  has had a number of air accidents, often due to aging planes and
   poor maintenance.

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