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1st LD: Two killed in plane crash in Iran

Xinhua, October 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

A reconnaissance plane belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards has crashed in the southeast of the country, killing two people, Tasnim news agency reported Tuesday.

The plane crashed near Iranshahr in Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders Pakistan, on its way back from a reconnaissance mission. Both its pilot and co-pilot were killed.

The cause of the crash is not known. Endi