Iran Press/Iran news: The plane is reported to be a Boeing 737 which belongs to Ukraine airlines. Ukraine International Airlines was on the way from Tehran to Kiev that crashed after taking off on early Wednesday.
The primary information shows that the plane was carrying 171 passengers and crew on board.
A Ukrainian Airline Boeing 737 has crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport about 30 kilometers south of Tehran.
Iran denies Saudi media reports of Ukrainian plane crash
Aviation sources said the Ukrainian passenger plane crashed five hours after the Iranian missile attack on US bases in Iraq, and claims by Saudi Arabia-based media about the incident were completely false.
Some Saudi media claimed that a missile may have hit the Ukrainian passenger plane.
A Boeing 737 passenger plane belonging to the Ukrainian Airlines crashed minutes after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini Airport. 101/205
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