Originally Posted by
Dave Gittins
First report I heard on BBC R4 at about 7.20 am was that the aeroplane was down and the UIA were reporting it as an engine problem and not thought to be terrorism related.
This is from the Aviation Herald - he reports chronologically. First reactions here:
Ukraine's Embassy to the Iran tweeted that UIA confirmed their aircraft crashed near Tehran Airport after takeoff. According to first information all occupants have been killed. A task force and a hotline for relatives has been set up. The Embassy subsequently added a statement on their website stating: "According to preliminary information from the Iranian side, the plane crashed due to an engine failure due to technical reasons. The version of the terrorist attack or rocket attack is currently excluded."
Crash: UIA B738 at Tehran on Jan 8th 2020, lost height after departure, aircraft on fire after missile hit