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Reason for Iran plane crash revealed
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- 08 January, 2020
- 06:44
A passenger plane crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport in southern Tehran minutes after takeoff when its engine caught fire. Report says, citing IRNA, that Boeing 737 belonged to Ukrainian airlines.
Ukraine International Airlines was on its way from Tehran to Kyiv when it crashed after taking off.
All 167 passengers and nine crew members were killed in the crash, the spokesman of Imam Khomeini Airport said.
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