Passenger jet crash in Iran kills everyone on board

Ukraine International Flight 752 crashed near Tehran shortly after take off

Last updated: January 08, 2020 | 15:11

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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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.

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Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran.

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People walk near the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran

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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

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

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran.

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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

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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.

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All on board the plane heading for Kiev died according to state media.

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Emergency workers work near the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752.

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

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