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| Iran |
| Iranian air force plane crashes south of capital, at least seven killed |
| 2003-06-25 |
| Edited for brevity. The crash occurred as President Mohammad Khatami was on a tour of Robat-Karim and nearby Shahriar, but officials were quick to say there was no connection between Khatami's visit there and the crash, adding that no government officials were on board the plane. State radio said the crash was caused by technical problems, but gave no further details. Iran's air force is believed to have no more than around 15 of the US-built C-130's in operation, having acquired the planes before the 1979 Islamic revolution. Since then, Iran has been subject to tough US sanctions, hindering the purchase of critical spare parts for all US-made planes in its air force and the civilian flag carrier Iran Air. Hmmm, I guess 30+ year old planes and a lack of spare parts could lead to "technical problems". |
| Posted by:Domingo |