180-person Ukrainian plane crashes after takeoff from Iran

One plane from Tehran , the capital of Iran , to Kiev, Ukraine, crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport, at dawn on Wednesday, 8, according to Iranian media. The model is a Boeing 737-800 of the company Ukraine International and had 180 people on board . According to Iranian news agencies, the aircraft had problems early in the flight and crashed after a few minutes. There is no information about victims.

The accident happened after the Iraqi military base at Al Asad, used by the troops of the coalition the United States in the country, be reached late on Tuesday, 7. At least 12 ballistic missiles were launched and at least six of them hit the spot, according to the international press. Rockets were also fired at an American base in Erbil, northern Iraq. There is no official confirmation about victims yet.

According to the Iranian news agency Fars, the act is a retaliation by Iran for the attack of a US military drone that killed Iranian top military commander Qasem Soleimani last Friday. Operation "Martir Soleimani" was executed by the Revolutionary Guard of Iran at 1h20 (20h20 in Brasilia), the same time as the general's assassination on the last day 2.

Following the attack on US bases, the US Federal Aviation Agency issued an immediate and emergency restriction statement advising US companies and pilots to avoid Persian Gulf airspace. The agency reiterated that the document is pre-emptive and stated that the moment presents “potential for miscalculation or identification” of civil aircraft.