Tehran | A Boeing 737 passenger jet bound for Ukraine crashed shortly after takeoff in Iran, killing everyone on board.
All 167 passengers and nine crew died after Ukraine International Flight 752 crashed at 6:18 am local time (1:48pm AEDT) in Sabashahr near Tehran, Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation said on its website. The head of Tehran's Disaster Mitigation and Management Organisation, Mansour Darajati, said early assessments suggest the crash was caused by a technical issue.
