A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Iran’s capital on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board amid heightened tension in the region.
The plane crash occurred just hours after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house American forces, escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran after an American drone strike killed Iran’s top military general, Qasem Soleimani.
It is unclear what caused the plane to crash minutes after the aircraft took off from Tehran. Initial explanations from both Ukraine and Iran contradict one another. Iranian officials have said the Boeing 737-800 crashed due …read more
Source:: Time
