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At least 31 dead in Iran train crash: governor

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At least 31 people were killed in Iran today when an intercity express was hit by another train while stopped at a station, the provincial governor said.

"The bodies of 31 dead have been identified and more than 70 people hospitalised," Mohammad Reza Khabbaz, governor of Semnan province where the collision happened, told state television.

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First Published: Nov 25 2016 | 5:13 PM IST

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