At least 21 killed in bus crash in southern Iran

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At least 21 people were killed and nearly 30 injured when a coach overturned in southern Iran on Saturday, state media reported.

The accident occurred near Kavar, a town about 1,000 km (600 miles) from the capital, Tehran.

The official Iranian news agency quoted Masoud Abed, head of the emergency organisation in Fars province, as saying that 11 ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

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