Darkness, bad weather halt plane crash operation

Some 20 rescue teams have been stationed near wreckage of the crashed plane and transfer of dead bodies is postponed till tomorrow morning, he said.

An ATR passenger plane belonging to Aseman Airline crashed close to Semirom, south of Isfahan province, on Sunday when it was flying from Tehran to Yasouj.

All 59 passengers and 6 crew members of the plane are feared dead in the incident.

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