Ukraine plane on fire before crashing in Iran, say investigators

Iranian investigators have said a plane that crashed in Iran with 176 people on board was trying to return to the airport when it crashed.

The Boeing 737-800 went down just minutes after taking off from Tehran’s airport, leaving no survivors.

An initial probe found the aircraft experienced a problem as it was leaving the airport zone, and was on fire.

The crash came at a time of high tensions between Iran and the US – just hours after Iran carried out missile strikes on two air bases housing US forces in Iraq.

However there is no evidence the two events are linked.