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1/8/2020 2:14:58 PM
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Ukrainian Boeing 737 crashes in Iran shortly after takeoff. No survivors.
Citizenship according to telegram channels:
Iran - [b]71[/b]
Canada -[b]73[/b]
Germany - [b]4[/b]
UK - [b]3[/b]
Sweden - [b]8[/b]
Afghanistan - [b]6[/b]
Ukraine - [b]2[/b]
Crew members - [b]13[/b] (all Ukrainian)
Iran blames the crash on a mechanical failure. A twitter video recorded the plane going down in a blazing fireball last night:[url]https://mobile.twitter.com/isna_farsi/status/1214756225293979648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-3622253679933527364.ampproject.net%2F1912201827130%2Fframe.html[/url]
It doesn't take a genius to figure out what actually brought the plane down though. Reports say the plane's transponder stopped working at 8,000 ft. That leaves only two options: it was destroyed or shut off by a pilot.
Rest in peace to all the victims.
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I heard about this around the same time I heard about Iran launching a bunch of rockets at Iraq bases. My first thought was that one of the many rockets they shot hit the plane. I haven't really read into the situation though so I'm not sure if the timing lines up on that. Whatever the cause, it's a tragedy.
