January 8, 2020 8:46 PM

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Ukrainian airplane crashes shortly after takeoff from Tehran airport killing all 176 people on board

<span style="color: #222222;">A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed today, shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport. State-run IRNA news agency said the crash killed all on board.<br />'' <br />'' The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital when a fire struck one of its engines.<br />'' <br />'' A spokesman for Iran's Road and Transportation authority said, the pilot of the aircraft then lost control of the plane, sending it crashing into the ground.<br />'' <br />'' The plane carried 167 passengers and nine crew members from different nations on its flight to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting two bases in Iraq housing US forces in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani.</span><br />

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