Ukrainian investigators said Wednesday that they were considering an antiaircraft missile attack or terrorist action as the cause of Tuesday night’s crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran. The Boeing 737-800 was enroute from Tehran to Kyiv when it crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 people aboard. Some 45 Ukrainian investigators arrived in Iran Thursday morning to begin the accident probe and to identify and repatriate the remains of 11 Ukrainians aboard the flight, including nine crew members, according to news agency reports. Iranian authorities confirmed Wednesday that the aircraft was on fire before it impacted near an amusement park.
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