TEHRAN-- A Turkish aircraft with 11 passengers aboard heading from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul, Turkey, crashed around the city of Shahr-e Kord, southwestern Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province .

According to Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh, the aircraft, which was a private jet, disappeared from the radars.

Iranian officials said all passengers aboard were young girls.

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