11649 en 1 39 2008-08-26 10:19:02 - - - - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday expressed his regret over a plane crash in Kyrgyzstan during which a number of Iranians were killed or wounded. <br /><br /> The Boeing-737 with 90 people on board went down a few kilometres from Bishkek's Manas airport after the plane suffered a dramatic loss of cabin pressure. 68 passengers died in the crash. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> The Boeing, owned by Kyrgyz carrier, Itek-Air, was bound for Tehran. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Out of the total 90 passengers of the plane, 55 were Iranians. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 43 Iranians were killed and 12 others were injured in the crash. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> There were a number of foreigners among the passengers, including Iranian, Turkish, Chinese and Canadian nationals. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Seventeen members of a local teenage basketball team were also on board the plane, seven of whom survived the crash. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> In his condolence message, Ahmadinejad said, the painful incident of the Kyrgyz plane crash caused grief for the Iranian government and people. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> The president also extended condolence to the Kyrgyz government and people on the tragedy and wished patience for the bereaved families. <br /><br /> Tehran, Aug 26, IRNA 0 11649