Passenger plane skids off runway in Iran

An Iranian passenger plane with 150 people on board skidded off the airport runway in Iran’s Ahwaz province on Monday.

The Caspian Airlines aircraft skidded off the runway at Mahshahr airport and landed in the middle of the streets.

The aircraft was reportedly arriving from Tehran. Iranian state television said the plane involved in Monday’s incident came in harder than usual and lost its landing gear as it hit the tarmac.

According to media reports no one was injured in the accident, media added.

 

Photo: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMAD ZAREI

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