Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhood
A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, after an apparent engine failure during landing.
Pakistan plane with 107 passengers crashes near Karachi
A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday after what appeared to be an engine failure during landing.
AP: Verified videos show plane in Iran struck before fiery crash
Western leaders have said the plane seemed to have been unintentionally brought down by a surface-to-air missile near Tehran.
Iran denies plane was shot down, says West should share evidence
Western leaders said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a surface-to-air missile just hours after Iran launched around a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq.
The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington.
The Iranian report suggests that a sudden emergency struck the Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines that crashed just minutes after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.
Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the 3½-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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