Air France plane ‘vanishes’ over Iran before making emergency landing for mysterious ‘security reasons’

AN AIR France plane has “vanished” from the radar after declaring an emergency over central Iran.

It is believed the passenger aircraft began descending unexpectedly over Isfahan

Air traffic monitor FlightRadar24 said the jet signal was lost.

It said the pilot issued a “7700 squawk”, which suggests a general emergency before it lost contact, it has been reported.

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