Iran suspected to be behind Ukrainian airline crash

A Boeing 737 plane carrying 176 passengers and crew which went down after takeoff from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, Iran's capital, has been suspected to be as a result of an attack.

However, according to the Imam Khomeini International Airport, the aircraft suffered technical problems before it went down.

The aircraft went down eight minutes after take off from the airport around the same time Iraqi bases housing US troops were attacked by Iran with dozens of missiles.

Flight data showed that the aircraft reached an altitude of 2.4 km after take off. Footage also apparently showed the aircraft in flames as it went down and landed in a farm field.

It is suspected that the aircraft may have been shot down by Iranian Forces after the country barred Western airlines from flying around its airspace.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky who is currently in Oman on holiday has sent condolences.

It reads; 'Terrible news from the Middle East,' he posted from his vacation in the Middle Eastern country. 'This morning, after taking off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport (Tehran), a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines crashed near the airport.

'According to preliminary data, all passengers and crew members were killed.Our embassy clarifies the information about the circumstances of the tragedy and the lists of casualties.

'My sincere condolences to the families and friends of all passengers and crew members