(RFE/RL) March 28, 2006 -- Iranian state television is reporting that an Armenian cargo plane crashed-landed near the capital Tehran, injuring up to four of the crew.
The Antonov aircraft came down at a sports complex west of Tehran minutes after the pilot reported a technical problem. It remains unclear what caused the crash.
The plane was reportedly en route from Armenia to a city in the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier reports said the plane might have been of Russian or Bulgarian origin.
(AP, Reuters)
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