A passenger plane crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport southern Tehran minutes after takeoff when its engine caught fire.
The plane is reported to have been a Boeing 737 which belongs to Ukraine airlines.
Ukraine International Airlines was on the way from Tehran to Kiev that crashed after taking off.
All the 167 passengers and nine crew members were killed in the crash, said speaker of Imam Khomeini Airport.
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