ALL 176 PEOPLE ON BOARD A UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT WERE KILLED AFTER IT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IMAM KHOMEINI AIRPORT IN IRAN'S TEHRAN. THE BOEING 737 JET TOOK OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH 167 PASSENGERS AND NINE CREW ON BOARD ACCORDING TO SOME OFFICIALS. PRELIMINARY REPORTS SUGGEST THAT THE PLANE WAS EN ROUTE TO THE UKRAINIAN CAPITAL OF KYIV. IRAN'S SEMI-OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY ISNA REPORTED THE CRASH WAS DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES