The plane was an almost brand-new (three-year-old) Boeing-737 plane which crashed six minutes after its take-off due to an engine fire.
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176 Killed in Passenger Plane Crash Near Tehran
A Tehran-Kiyev flight with 176 on board, including 147 Iranian passengers, crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran early Wednesday, killing all the passengers and crew members.
