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Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran



TEHRAN: A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with 180 people onboard has crashed in Iran, local media reported.

The aircraft belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed just after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, said the Fars state news agency.

Preliminary reports suggest that the plane was en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

It is unclear whether the incident is linked to the Iran-US confrontation.

(Agencies)

Publish Date : 08 January 2020 10:10 AM

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