Probe underway into deadly plane
crash in Iran
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| A tribute to the victims of a plane crash are placed outside the Iranian embassy in Kiev (AFP) |
Iranian investigators say the crew of a Ukrainian passenger
jet that crashed shortly after take-off on Wednesday had tried to turn back.
By Nathan Morley
Investigators in Iran have stated that the crew of the
Ukrainian passenger jet which crashed shortly after taking-off from Tehran’s
International airport on Wednesday had tried to turn back.
Furthermore, they revealed pilots made no communication
about experiencing any problems.
The initial report from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization
cited witnesses on the ground - and in a passing aircraft - as saying the
Ukrainian jetliner was on fire.
A spokeswoman for the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Katerina Zalenkou, said the crash must be fully and impartially investigated.
“We have sent a delegation of experts to Tehran, they
arrived today and started working there,” she said. “We will be heavily
involved and we’ve asked that representatives from all countries that have lost
citizens are included in the investigation team.”
Iranian investigators have confirmed that the flight
recorders from the Boeing 737 have been recovered from the crash site.
The dead included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians along with
Ukrainians, Swedes, Afghans, Germans, and citizens from the UK.
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