By Michael Safi and Rebecca Ratcliffe
Iranians, Canadians, Ukrainians, Swedes, Afghans, Germans and three Britons killed in crash, reports say
A passenger plane bound for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s main international airport, killing 176 people.
Iran‘s Red Crescent said there was no chance of finding survivors, and Pir Hossein Kulivand, an Iranian emergency official, later told state TV all those onboard had been killed.
Source: Iran crash: Ukraine Boeing with 176 onboard comes down near Tehran
Category: Iran, Ukraine, Boeing, Airline industry, Middle East and North Africa, World news
