Iran investigation says Ukrainian airliner was on fire before crash
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators.
Meanwhile, Ukraine said on Thursday its investigators wanted to search the crash site for possible Russian missile debris.
The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800, flying to Kiev and carrying mostly Iranians and Iranian-Canadians, crashed shortly after taking off on Wednesday from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport.