Daily Mail: Ukranian Airlines Boeing 737 with 170 aboard crashes shortly after take-off from airport in Tehran 'due to technical problems' just hours after missiles were fired at US bases
* A Ukrainian passenger plane carrying 170 people has crashed near Tehran
* The airliner, said to be a Boeing 737, went down near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, according to local media
* Fars News Agency reported the plane suffered technical problems then went down minutes after take-off in Tehran
* Video appeared to show the first footage of a Ukrainian flight no. PS 752 plane falling and fire from the scene
A Ukrainian passenger plane carrying 170 passengers and crew has crashed near Tehran just three minutes after takeoff.
The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport when it suffered 'technical problems', Iranian State TV reported.
Unverified video footage tweeted by the BBC's Iran correspondent, Ali Hashem, appeared to show the plane burning in the sky before crashing in a huge explosion.
Flight information shows Ukrainian flight PS752 - a Boeing 737-800 - taking off at 2.44am UTC (6.14am local time) and reaching a height of 7,925ft before the data abruptly ends.
An investigation team was at the site of the crash in southwestern outskirts of Tehran, Iran's civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told the Associated Press.
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More News On A Ukraine Passenger Airline Crashing Outside Of Tehran
Ukrainian Boeing 737 with at least 170 aboard crashes in Iran -- Reuters
Ukrainian Airlines plane crashes in Tehran shortly after takeoff -- CNN
Ukrainian plane carrying at least 170 crashes in Tehran, Iran state TV reports -- Washington Times
Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes in Iran, state news agencies report -- CNBC
Iran plane crash: Ukraine Boeing with 180 aboard comes down near Tehran – reports -- The Guardian
Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran: Iranian media -- The Al Jazeera
Ukrainian Plane Crashes in Iran -- VOA
WNU Editor: This plane was on fire before it crashed (see below Tweet). I am willing to bet that someone on the ground probably thought this was an American warplane, and made the decision to shoot it down with a missile and/or anti-aircraft fire. The timing of this crash cannot be a coincidence.
نخستین ویدئو از سقوط هواپیمای اوکراینی اطراف شهریار pic.twitter.com/M3bZiLLryQ— خبرگزاری ایسنا (@isna_farsi) January 8, 2020
