Another Falcon jet plane crashes on Iran-Iraq border

IRNA:

A small aircraft, Falcon, with 7-8 passengers aboard crashed at Iran's common border with northern Iraq on Thursday February 16 killing all its passengers.

A news released by Mehr News Agency reported that according to an informed local source in northern Iraq, the ill-fated plane was a Falcon which had taken off from a base in Azerbaijan Republic.

It added that the plane, which was heading for an unknown destination, crashed on the Iran-Iraq border, while overflying Kurdestan province.

"No details on the crash, the plane's passengers and mission are available. Investigation into the incident indicated that 3-5 passengers on board were possibly of Israeli origin," added the report. READ MORE

The local source did not disclose any further details, but told Mehr News Agency that US troops have restricted access of Iraqi Kurdish officials and the interim government to further information.

"A section of the Western media had earlier unofficially reported the crash of a plane in northern Iraq with several German passengers aboard," concluded the press release.