A Ukrainian commercial airliner crashed on January 8 soon after taking off from Iran's capital, Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. The Boeing 737-800 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran when a fire struck one of its engines, according to Qasem Biniaz, a spokesman for Iran's Road and Transportation Ministry.
In Photos: Ukrainian Plane Crashes In Iran, All 176 People Aboard Killed
- By RFE/RL
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Flight-tracking data shows a Ukrainian airliner in Iran soon after take off near Tehran on January 8.
