30 passengers killed as Iranian airliner catches fire

An emergency worker walks through the wreckage of the Tupolev 154 plane that crashed in Mashhad, 924 km (577 miles) east of Tehran September 1, 2006. The Iranian airliner caught fire after a tyre burst on landing at a northeastern airport on Friday, killing at least 30 of the 148 people aboard. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

A general view of the crashed Tupolev 154 plane in Mashhad, 924 km (577 miles) east of Tehran September 1, 2006. The Iranian airliner caught fire after a tyre burst on landing at a northeastern airport on Friday, killing at least 30 of the 148 people aboard, state television said. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)