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Global Recon
February 10, 2004
43 Die in Iranian Airliner Crash
An Iranian airliner crashed in the United Arab Emirates, killing 43 of the 46 passengers. The remaining three have been hospitalized, with two survivors in critical condition.
The Kish Air Fokker-50, flying to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish in the Gulf, crashed at 11:40 a.m. in an open area about two miles from the airport, said Ghanem al-Hajiry, director general of civil aviation and the Sharjah Airport Authority.
Police have identified 19 Iranians, 12 Indians, 4 Egyptians, 2 Filipinos, 2 Algerians, 1 Syrian, 1 Chinese, 1 Nigerian and 1 Bangladeshi in the wreckage. Many of them were foreign workers.

Posted by Jeff M at February 10, 2004 12:43 PM | TrackBack
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