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Iranian air accident maybe caused by a bird strike

Tehran, Iran - Tehran's government ruled out the presence of explosives on board

The air accident occurred on July 15 to a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, in which 168 people were killed (see AVIONEWS), might have been caused by the ingestion of an object (likely a bird) by the left engine. The hypothesis has been confirmed by the Islamic country's transport ministry, quoted by the site "The Aviation Herald". According to the first reconstructions, based on the information...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108339
Rome, Italy, 08/19/2009 13:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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