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Boeing 707 Cargo Plane Crashes in Iran; 15 Dead

A cargo plane crashed at Fath Airport in Karaj, Iran, on January 14th.

Authorities said the Boeing 707 cargo plane overshot the runway, hit a wall and caught fire.

There were sixteen people aboard at the time; fifteen of them were killed in the crash, while one person survived.

The plane was brining meat from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan at the time.

At Least 32 Killed as Cargo Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan
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At Least 32 Killed as Cargo Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan

A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane crashed in a village near Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, on January 16th.

The ACT Airlines plane was scheduled to land at the airport when it went down in the village of Dacha-Suu.

At least 32 people were killed in the crash, including 4 crew members and 28 people on the ground. Several others were injured.

At least 15 homes were destroyed in the incident.

The plane had departed from Hong Kong, China, and was scheduled to fly to Istanbul, Turkey, after a stopover in Kyrgyzstan.