UPDATE: State-run media says 70 dead, 32 injured after plane crash in northwest Iran.
A passenger plane carrying up to 105 people crashed in northwestern Iran on Sunday evening, state-run media reported, but at least 50 people survived the accident.
The Fars news agency said the Fokker 100 aircraft went down near Urmia, a city in northwestern Iran and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province. It said 92 to 97 passengers and eight crew members were on board the plane, which was owned by Iran Air.
The agency cited a local official as saying that at least 50 people had survived the accident and were being treated for their injuries. "All the hospitals in Urmia are ready and prepared to serve the plane crash casualties," an official was cited as saying.
Fars added that rescue workers were being hampered by heavy snow.
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