Passenger jet crash in Iran kills everyone on board

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Part of the wreckage from Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 that crashed after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport. Image Credit: Reuters

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Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. Image Credit: AP

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People walk near the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran Image Credit: AFP

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Part of the wreckage from Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 that crashed after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport Image Credit: Reuters

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The Boeing 737 jet crashed shortly after take off, killing everyone on board, Iranian state-run news outlet ISNA reported. Image Credit: Twitter

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People and rescue teams at the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane crashed near Imam Khomeini airport killing everyone on board. Image Credit: AFP

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One of the engines of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, a Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport Image Credit: Reuters

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Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. Image Credit: AFP

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State TV earlier said there were 180 passengers and crew aboard. The discrepancy could not be immediately reconciled. Image Credit: Twitter

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Flight data from the airport showed a Ukrainian 737-800 flown by Ukraine International Airlines took off Wednesday morning, then stopped sending data almost immediately afterward, according to website FlightRadar24. Image Credit: Twitter

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Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport. Image Credit: AFP

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Rescue team members with people check the debris from a plane crash belonging to Ukraine International Airlines after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran. Image Credit: Reuters

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TV journalists stand amid the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran Image Credit: AFP

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Passengers' belongings are seen after the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport Image Credit: Reuters

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A photo later published by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency showed rescue officials in a farm field, with what appeared to be pieces of the aircraft laying nearby. Image Credit: Twitter

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The Boeing 737 had left Tehran's international airport bound for Kiev, semi-official news agency ISNA said, adding that 10 ambulances were sent to the crash site. Image Credit: AFP

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Emergency workers work near the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 that crashed after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport Image Credit: Reuters

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The passenger plane was identified as Ukrainian, and was carrying 170 people when it crashed near Tehran. Image Credit: Twitter

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Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. Image Credit: AP

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Emergency workers work near the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 that crashed after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport Image Credit: Reuters

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The crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Image Credit: Twitter

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All on board the plane heading for Kiev died according to state media. Image Credit: AP

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Emergency workers work near the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. Image Credit: Reuters

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The jet went down near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, according to local media. Image Credit: AP

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