A passenger plane bound for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s main international airport, killing 176 people. “The plane crashed five minutes after taking off,” said civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh. “After taking off from Imam Khomeini international airport, it crashed between Parand and Shahriar.” Jafarzadeh said. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Emergency services personnel walk amid the wreckage after an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed. The US’s largest manufacturing exporter has struggled to regain public trust after its 737 Max plane was involved in the two crashes that killed 346 people.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2020 04:05 UTC