Crash of UIA flight 752 just minutes after takeoff from Tehran not believed to be related to overnight missile attack at U.S. military bases in Iraq
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent on January 8, 2020, shows rescue teams working at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran.Sixty-three Canadians were among 176 people killed when a Ukrainian International Airlines plane crashed minutes after taking off from Tehran early Wednesday morning.
The cause of the crash appeared to be catastrophic engine failure. It was not immediately seen as linked to overnight hostilities that saw Iran fire a dozen missiles at U.S. military bases in neighbouring Iraq. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered all American carriers to avoid the airspace over Iran, Iraq and the Persian Gulf amid fears the U.S.-Iran conflict could grow.
UIA flight 752 crashed just three minutes and 42 seconds after taking off. Amateur videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be a small fire in the sky, followed by a larger fire and then then bang of an explosion.
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