A small Iranian passenger plane crashed Sunday while taking off from an airport near the capital, Tehran, state media reported. The country's state-run news agency said 40 people were feared killed in the crash.
伊朗国家电视台10日报道,已有超过40人在当天上午发生在德黑兰的坠机事故中丧生,出事飞机是一架小型客机。
The aircraft, an Iran-141 jet typically used for short domestic flights, crashed near Mehrabad airport, west of Tehran, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported. The plane went down in a residential area, the agency reported.
据伊朗官方媒体伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道,出事飞机是伊朗141喷气式飞机,是国内短途飞行的典型机型。该飞机在德黑兰西部的梅赫拉巴德机场附近坠机,落在居民区附近。
"Initial reports indicate that the 40 people aboard the plane have been killed, including seven children," IRNA reported. It did not identify a source for its claim.
据伊斯兰共和国通讯社消息,“初步报告表明,机上40人全部遇难死亡,其中包括7名儿童”。但该报道并没有明确的采访来源引用。
Iran has suffered a series of airplane crashes, blamed on its aging aircraft and poor maintenance. Many of the Boeing aircraft in state-run Iran Air's fleet were bought before the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, which disrupted ties with the U.S. and Europe.
由于机身老化、长久失修,伊朗曾发生多起空难。1979年通过伊斯兰革命伊朗拜托了美国和欧洲控制,但伊朗国家航空舰队现有的许多波音飞机都是在那之前买的。