Georgia ‘deeply saddened’ by Ukrainian passenger plane crash in Iran
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Georgia is ‘deeply saddened’ by the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 which killed more than 170 people earlier today in Iran.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has sent his 'sincere condolences to the families of those killed in the crash.'
My heartfelt condolences to the families of tragically deceased aboard of the Ukrainian Airliner in Tehran.
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) January 8, 2020
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has tweeted:
Deeply saddened by the news of the #Ukrainian plane crash in Iran claiming the lives of all on board. Our sincere condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in this terrible tragedy @MFA_Ukraine
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) January 8, 2020
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili wrote that it is an “unspeakable disaster.”
No word can relate to the crash of the #PS752 Ukrainian International Airlines, an unspeakable disaster. I send my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) January 8, 2020
The aircraft is reported to have crashed shortly after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran.
All 176 board were killed.
Among the victims were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians including all the crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Britons and three Germans, BBC cited Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko as saying.
The cause of the accident is yet to be identified, though Iran’s ISNA news agency preliminarily reports that the crash took place due to technical issues.