Tehran (ANTARA News/Reuters) - At least 70 people were killed in an Iranian passenger plane crash on Sunday near the northwestern city of Urumiyeh, a Red Crescent official said.

"At least 70 people were killed and 32 others were injured in the crash," Heidar Heidari told the state news agency IRNA. "The death toll is expected to increase." (*)

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