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TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian passenger plane made an emergency landing at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport on Saturday, semi-official Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported.

The flight 9716, enroute from Tehran to Istanbul, made the emergency landing when it faced a technical problem minutes after take-off, according to the report.

The Airbus 306 belongs to Iran Air Tour airline, ISNA said.