Australians killed in Iran plane fireball
July 16th, 2009
Two dual Australian-Iranian nationals are among the 168 people killed when a passenger jet exploded and crashed in north-west Iran . Witnesses said the Caspian Airlines plane burst into flames before falling out of the air and exploding into small pieces as it ploughed into farmland just 16 minutes after take-off. A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says local authorities have confirmed that a brother and sister in their 20s from New South Wales were on the plane
