Iran plane crash: 176 people die as airliner crashes after taking off from Tehran international airport

All 176 people on board a Ukrainian Boeing 737 died when it crashed shortly after take off from Iran's main international airport, officials in Tehran and Kiev have said. Ukrainian PM Oleksiy Honcharuk said there were 167 passengers and nine crew members on the plane.
Iranian state television said there were no survivors and Flight PS 752 came down due to what it described as "technical problems" after leaving Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran en route to Kiev. The Ukrainian embassy in Tehran said it was trying to clarify the circumstances around the crash and that engine failure was the cause.
Iran's state-run news agency IRNA reported that the pilot lost control when a fire broke out in one of the engines - quoting Qassem Biniaz, a spokesman for Iran's road and transport ministry.
The plane's black box has been recovered by Iranian rescue workers, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported.
Footage showed the wreckage of the plane and smouldering engine parts strewn across a field as rescue workers with face masks recovered bodies of the victims.