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Rescue effort underway in Iran (left) and a closeup of the engine from the wreckage of the crash (right).
- 176 people were killed after a Ukrainian International Airlines plane crashed shortly after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran on Wednesday morning local time.
- Photos show the devastation from the aftermath of the crash in Tehran, which left no survivors.
- The plane was carrying nationals from Iran, Canada, Ukraine and Britain among others, according to The Associated Press
- The plane reported to have crashed is a Boeing 737-800-the previous generation of Boeing's 737 family of jets. The current generation, the 737 Max, has been grounded worldwide since March, 2019.
- Ukrainian and Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue was the cause for the crash, according to The Associated Press.
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A Ukraine International Airlines aircraft carrying 176 passengers and crew from Tehran to Kiev crashed shortly after it took off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport killing everyone on board.
The plane crashed just minutes after it took off early on Wednesday morning local time, according to The Associated Press and IRNA.
Iranian rescue teams carried out operations on the ground and found no survivors but have retrieved the bodies of the dead, according to IRNA.
The Ukrainian embassy in Tehran said the crash was an accident, but has not specified what exactly happened, but according to Iran's Roads & Urban Development Ministry there was a fire in the engine before the plane crashed, as cited by BBC Monitoring.
Photos have emerged showing the devastating aftermath of the crash and the rescue efforts currently under way. A selection of pictures from the crash site can be seen below: