All 176 On Board Ukrainian Plane That Crashed In Tehran Killed

The crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues.

Bodies of the victims of a Ukrainian plane crash are collected by rescue team at the scene of the crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

Debris is seen from an Ukrainian plane which crashed as authorities work at the scene in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

A rescue worker searches the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. A Ukrainian airplane carrying at least 170 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all onboard, state TV reported.

AP Photo/Mohammad Nasiri

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

AP Photo/Mohammad Nasiri

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

AP Photo/Mohammad Nasiri

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

AP Photo/Mohammad Nasiri

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

AP Photo/Mohammad Nasiri

Rescue workers search the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of an Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all on board, state TV reported.

The plane carried 167 passengers and nine crew members from different nations on its flight to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Biniaz said. The crash killed all on board, Iranian emergency officials and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.

The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport, the report said.

The crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues, it added, without elaborating.

An investigation team was at the site of the crash in southwestern outskirts of Tehran, civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh said.

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. The airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting two bases in Iraq housing US forces in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani

(With agency inputs)

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