Ukrainian plane was on fire immediately before crash, Iran's initial probe says

Eyewitnesses reported that the Kyiv-bound Boeing 737-800 plane was on fire immediately before the crash.

Ali Abedzadeh, head of the National Aviation Authority, said in a statement that eyewitnesses had reported that the Kyiv-bound Boeing 737-800 plane was on fire immediately before the crash.The aircraft had risen to an altitude of 8,000 feet after taking off from the Imam Khomeini Airport before disappearing from radar, he added.

The plane's trajectory indicated it was initially heading westward, turning right after the problem and was on its way back to a nearby airport at the time of the crash, Abedzadeh said.The aircraft had risen to an altitude of 8,000 feet after taking off from the Imam Khomeini Airport before disappearing from radar, he added.

Reuters reported, citing five anonymous security sources, that Western intelligence agencies believe the plane had suffered a technical malfunction and not been brought down by a missile.

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