Photo Story: First photos from scene of Ukraine International Airlines plane crashes near Tehran

Photos of the wreckage after an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 people crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, killing everyone on board; in Shahriar, Iran, 08 January 2020.

What we know so far:

• Boeing 737 crashed eight minutes after taking off
• All 170 passengers killed
• Plane appeared to be on fire before it hit the ground
• No confirmation that it is related to Iran missile attacks on US sites

See also: Ukrainian president says all dead on board airliner that crashed in Iran

Photos: EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

epa08111553 A view of victims possessions around the wreckage after an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 people crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, killing everyone on board; in Shahriar, Iran, 08 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

epa08111564 Journalist take pictures of the site and wreckage after an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 people crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, killing everyone on board; in Shahriar, Iran, 08 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

epa08111565 Members of the International Red Crescent collect bodies of victims around the wreckage after an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 people crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, killing everyone on board; in Shahriar, Iran, 08 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH