An alleged video of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 crash is currently circulating online. The plane reportedly crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran, with 167 to 170 people on board, according to various sources.
#Breaking First footage of the Ukrainian airplane while on fire falling near #Tehran pic.twitter.com/kGxnBb7f1q
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) January 8, 2020
#Ukrainian plane crashes over Tehran Boing #737-8 from #Teheran to #kief pic.twitter.com/FKtzUGSUFI
— Karimzadeh (@Almiran) January 8, 2020
The footage allegedly shows the supposed aircraft crashing then bursting into flames. The authenticity of the video has not been confirmed yet.
Kiev Airport has not yet commented on the accident, but an Iranian Aviation official confirmed the crash to Sputnik, assuring that rescue teams had been sent to the site of the plane crash.