Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran

A Ukrainian boeing-737 with more than 170 people from seven countries on board has crashed in Iran.

Iranian authorities have ruled out there was no chance of finding survivors.

The plane crashed just after taking off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran.

Ukraine’s embassy in Tehran said engine failure caused the crash and there was no link to terrorism.

Among the victims were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Britons and three Germans.