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Ukrainian airliner crashes after take-off in Iran, killing all 176 aboard

DUBAI/KIEV, Jan 8: A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran’s state television and Ukraine’s leaders said.
By Reuters

DUBAI/KIEV, Jan 8: A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran’s state television and Ukraine’s leaders said.


The Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed near the airport and burst into flames. Iranian TV said the crash was due to technical problems but did not elaborate.


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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there were no survivors.


 

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