All passengers of Iran plane crash dead - IRCS (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 8

By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:

All passengers of a plane that crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport died, said Morteza Salimi, head of Relief and Rescue Organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Trend reports via IRINN.

According to Iranian sources, a Ukrainian Boeing 737 with 167 passengers and 9 crew members on board crashed after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran due to technical issues. The plane crashed at 6:22 (GMT +3:30).

The plane was heading for Kyiv, Ukraine's capital.