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TEHRAN, Jan 8 — A Ukrainian airliner with 180 passengers and crew on board has reportedly crashed near Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport today.
Al Jazeera reported that the Boeing 737 plane was carrying 180 passengers and crew when it crashed shortly after take-off from the Iranian capital.
According to the Iranian media, the Boeing 737 jet crashed near Parand, a suburb of capital Tehran shortly after take-off.
The reports also stated that the crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues.
An investigation team was at the site of the crash in southwestern outskirts of Tehran, civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh said.
The crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
