Iran's passenger plane crashes near Gazvin, all feared dead: reports

TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian passenger plane crashed near the country's northwestern city of Gazvin and all people on board were feared killed, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.

This is screenshot from Iran State TV programme. An Iranian passenger plane crashed near the country's northwestern city of Gazvin and all  people on board were feared killed, according to Iran's official IRNA  news agency's report.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Meanwhile, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV quoted Gazvin police chief as saying that the 150 people on board were "most probably" dead.

Another report by the state TV IRIB website said that the plane which encountered the accident eleven minutes after take-off and 70 miles from Tehran had 168 people on board.

This is screenshot from Iran State TV programme.An Iranian passenger  plane crashed near the country's northwestern city of Gazvin and all  people on board were feared killed, according to Iran's official IRNA  news agency's report.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

The exact location of the air crash was near Farsian village, 6km to the south of Gazvin city, according to IRIB.

The Russia-made Tupolev passenger plane had been travelling from Tehran to the Armenian capital of Yerevan, Press TV said.

The plane was completely destroyed and its wreckage was in flames, the report said.