Crash death toll reaches 77
The Iran Air Boeing 727 crashed while attempting to land in bad weather with 106 on board, officials said. At least eight of the injured were in a critical condition.
“So far, 52 out of 77 victims have been identified and among the fatalities there were 36 men and 16 women,” IRNA quoted deputy head of Azarbayjan-e Gharbi coroner’s office, Hamid Davoudabadi, as saying.
