Taiwan Plane Crash 'Kills Dozens'


TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A plane crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials said.

The domestic TransAsia Airways flight crashed near Magong airport on the outlying Penghu island, reports said.

There were a total of 54 passengers and four crew on board, Taiwan's CNA news agency reported.

Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported.