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A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 170 people onboard has crashed in Iran, according to local media. A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 170 people on board has crashed in Iran, officials say.
Iran's Red Crescent said there is no chance of finding survivors. Iran's Red Crescent said there was no chance of finding survivors.
The aircraft belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed just after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, said the Fars state news agency. The Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed just after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, said the Fars state news agency.
Preliminary reports suggest that the plane was en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The plane was flying to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Ukraine's government said a crisis group was being set up to investigate the crash.
It is unclear whether the incident is linked to the Iran-US confrontation. President Volodymyr Zelensky was cutting short a trip to Oman and returning to Kyiv, a statement said.
Rescue teams have been sent to the area, near the airport, where the aircraft crashed.
The head of Iran's Red Crescent told state media that it was "impossible" for anyone to have survived the crash.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said efforts were being made to establish the circumstances of the crash and the death toll.
"My sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of all passengers and crew," he said in a statement."My sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of all passengers and crew," he said in a statement.
Mr Zelensky was cutting short a visit to Oman and returning to Kyiv, the statement said. It is unclear whether the incident is linked to the Iran-US confrontation.
Rescue teams have been sent to the crash site but the head of Iran's Red Crescent told state media that it was "impossible" for anyone to have survived the crash.
Some 168 passengers and nine crew members were confirmed to have been registered to fly on the aircraft, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said.