28 Feb 2026
Citizenship of passengers killed in plane crash in Iran revealed
The citizenship of passengers killed in the Ukrainian plane crash near Parand city of Iran’s Tehran province has been revealed, Iranian emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khalidi said, Trend reports referring to ISNA.
Khalid noted that 147 Iranian citizens and 32 foreign nationals were killed in the incident.
The spokesman said that 6 Ukrainian, 4 Canadian, 8 Afghan and 2 Swedish nationals were killed.
Khalidi didn’t mention the citizenship of 12 other nationals.
The plane was heading for Kyiv, Ukraine's capital.
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