Two people killed as training plane crashes in Iran

A light training aircraft crashed today in northern Iran, killing two people, Fars reported, citing local authorities.

"It was a two-seat training aircraft. As a result of the accident ... this morning ... two crew members were killed," deputy governor of the Garmsar city district (Semnan province) Ali Hemmati said.

According to him, the incident occurred near the local airport.

Earlier, an Iranian fighter jet had crashed in the Southern Tangestan area of Bushehr Province due to a technical problem. The two people on board the aircraft were not injured.