Media : Several people detained in connection with Ukrainian plane crash in Iran

Several people have been arrested in connection with the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran, Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said.

Report says Esmaeili gave no further details about the arrests.

A Boeing 737-800 operated by Ukraine International Airlines crashed minutes after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport. All 176 people on board died. Tehran admitted that it mistakenly shot down the airliner.