I know it's not of the same order of magnitude, but I'd like to think they deserved this bit of 'ironic' retribution...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4502966.stm
<font color=yellow>Many killed in Tehran plane crash
An Iranian military plane with 94 people on board has crashed into a building in a heavily built-up suburb of the capital Tehran.
There was a huge explosion and fire in the 10-storey block. Police said everyone had died on the plane and many deaths were feared on the ground.
State television said the C-130 plane encountered a technical problem shortly after take-off from Mehrabad airport.
All of Tehran's hospitals have been put on alert to receive casualties.
The semi-official Fars news agency said so far at least 40 bodies had been recovered.
Tehran state radio said at least 25 people had been killed in the building and 15 were injured.
BBC Tehran correspondent Frances Harrison says the city is currently covered in a blanket of smog because air pollution is especially high, but it is not known if this played a role in the crash.
One local shopkeeper described how he noticed something appeared to be wrong with the plane before it crashed.
"We are used to aeroplanes but I thought: 'Oh my God, this one is going to crash'. Then it struck the building with a big bang and smoke came pouring out."
Emergency services rushed to the scene in the Yaftabad district and the area has been sealed off.
IRAN'S AIR DISASTERS
Feb 04: Iranian plane crashes near Sharjah airport in UAE, killing 43 people
Feb 03: Military transport aircraft crashes in southern Iran, killing 302 people
Dec 02: Commuter plane carrying aerospace experts crashes in Iran, killing 46 people
Feb 02: Tu-154 operated by Iran Air crashes in mountains in west of Iran, killing 117 people
March 97: 80 die when a military plane crashes in north-east Iran
Feb 93: Tu-154 crashes into a military plane near Tehran, killing 132
The plane was due to fly from Tehran to Bandar Abbas in the south-west of Iran. Passengers are said to have included a group of journalists sent to cover military exercises there.
The Iranian air force is believed to have about 15 ageing US-made C-130s in operation, dating back to before the 1979 Islamic revolution and the US boycott of Iran.
The country has a poor record of civil and military aircraft safety.
In 2003, an Iranian Ilyushin-76 troop carrier crashed in south-east Iran killing all 276 Revolutionary Guard soldiers and crew aboard.
Officials blame the high frequency of crashes on a lack of aviation spare parts due to American sanctions. </font id=yellow>
You're born, you keep your head down and you die. If you're lucky...
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