Update | All 66 people aboard killed in Iran plane crash

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The Latest on the crash of an Iranian passenger plane in southern Iran (all times local):11:50 a.m.

A spokesman for Iran’s Aseman Airlines spokesman has told state TV that an airplane crash in southern Iran has killed all 66 people who were on board.

Mohammad Taghi Tabatabai spoke to state TV on Sunday. He says the flight carried 60 passengers, including one child, and six crew members.

He says the plane crashed in Mount Dena, which is some 440 meters (1,440 feet) tall.

The ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, went down near the remote mountain town of Semirom, some 620 kilometers (390 miles) south of the capital, Tehran.

(AP)