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Ukraine to coordinate closely with Iran on airliner investigation: minister

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14:37 - 8/01/2020 Wednesday
Update: 14:44 - 8/01/2020 Wednesday
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Red Crescent workers check the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane, that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency)
Red Crescent workers check the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane, that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Wednesday he had spoken to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif following the crash of an Ukrainian airliner in Iran.

"Agreed to coordinate further actions of our investigation groups closely to determine the cause of the terrible plane crash," he tweeted.

A Ukrainian airliner crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off from Tehran early on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

#Ukrainian Foreign Minister
#Vadym Prystaiko
#Mohammad Javad Zarif
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