A Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737 with 180 passengers onboard crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran, according to Iranian reports
Most passengers on board the Ukraine International Airlines flight died, said Pirhossein Koulivand, head of Iran's Emergency Medical Services.Emergency crews have been dispatched to the crash site but cannot assist because the area is currently ablaze, Koulivand said on IRINN, a state-run media outlet. Koulivand said the crash site is between the cities of Parand and Shahriar.
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