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Ukrainian Airlines Jet Downed In Iran By Iranian Air Defense, Large Casualties

By CDM Staff

January 8, 2020

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Ukrainian Airlines Jet Downed In Iran By Iranian Air Defense, Large Casualties — Ukraine International Airlines, Boeing 737-400
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A Ukraine International Airlines flight taking off from Tehran, Iran, was downed by Iranian air defense and there are a large amount of deaths, some reports as high as 180, with CNN declaring 176. Apparently the aircraft was heading to Kyiv.

The Iranian government states the aircraft had 'technical problems' on takeoff.

#BREAKING
Ukraine Airlines Boeing 737 crashes near Tehran, Iran; all 180 passengers reported dead pic.twitter.com/rnLDJISK0E
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 8, 2020

#UPDATE
-More images from the Ukraine Airlines Boeing 737 crash site near Tehran, Iran
-Unfortunately, all 176 or 180 on board lost their lives.

Reuters: Engine failure caused crash of Ukrainian airliner in Iran; not caused by terrorism - Ukrainian embassy to Iran pic.twitter.com/6stDbM1GjV
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 8, 2020

#إيران — مشاهد جديدة لسقوط الطائرة الأوكرانية قرب مطار طهران ويعتقد أنها أصيبت بصاروخ إيراني
— ا لـحـدث (@AlHadath) January 8, 2020

Translation of above: Al Hadath: New footage of the Ukrainian plane crashing near Tehran airport and believed to have been hit by an Iranian missile. The speed data of the Ukrainian plane suddenly stopped which means it exploded, reported The Gateway Pundit.

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