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Iran army says 13 dead in cargo plane crash

TEHRAN, Jan 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A military cargo plane that overshot a
runway, crashed and caught fire in Iran killed 13 people, the army said
Monday.

The plane was carrying meat from Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan when it crashed near
the capital Tehran, the army said in a statement, adding that “13 of the
plane’s personnel were killed.”

BSS/AFP/SSS/1702 hrs