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Ukraine Airlines jet with 180 passengers crashes in Iran after takeoff

This picture shows a Boeing 737-800 of the Ukraine International airline on September 24, 2019 at the airport in Duesseldorf, western Germany. Photo: AFP.

A Ukrainian International Airlines plane with 180 passengers on board has crashed after take-off from an airport in Iran.

The Boeing 737 is said to have crash-landed due to technical problems with unverified video footage appearing to show it on fire as it plummeted to the ground.

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