Iran artists offer condolences over passenger plane tragedy

Some of Iranian actors and actresses have shown reaction in the social media, offering condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of the passenger plane tragedy.

Aseman Airlines flight EP3704 disappeared from radar around 45 minutes after takeoff from Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Sunday, the airline's public relations chief Mohammad Tabatabaei said.

The ATR-72 twin-engine turboprop, in service for 25 years, left the capital around 08:00 (04:30 GMT) and was heading toward the city of Yasuj, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) to the south. The regional plane smashed into the Zagros Mountains near its destination the southwestern city of Yasuj.

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