Tehran, Jan. 27 -- A Tehran-based flight of Caspian Airlines skidded off the runway into a street next to the airport in Mahshahr today after losing its landing gear in a hard landing. The airline was carrying 144 passengers; two suffered injuries.

The passengers calmly exited the plane from the front door and one over the wing, still with carry-on baggage in hand. Passengers were helped to the street below by people on the ground.

The incident comes as Iran is still coping with the aftermath of the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner over Tehran. The plane was shot down by the Revolutionary Guard earlier this month amid heightened tensions with the United States, killing all 176 people aboard.

The aircraft involved in today's i...