Passenger nationalities in Kyrgyz plane crash

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The plane that crashed in Bishkek was flying to Tehran. It was operated by Aseman Airways which is banned in Europe because of safety concerns.

here is the list of nationalities that were on board:

52 Iranians
24 Kyrgyz
Three Kazakhs
Two Canadians
One Chinese
One Turk
Seven crew

The plane belonged to Itek Air, a Kyrgyz company, but there were reports that it was being operated by Iran Aseman Airlines.

Itek Air is on a list of airlines banned from EU airspace because of fears over safety standards.

Initial reports said the plane was flying to Mashhad in north-eastern Iran, but later officials said it had been due to fly to the capital, Tehran.

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44 of the 68 dead were Iranian