Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed condolences on the death of Iranian and foreign passengers on board of the Ukrainian Boeing 737 which crashed on Wednesday morning in southern Tehran.

In his message, Mousavi offered regret over the sad occasion which claimed the lives of Iranian and Ukrainian citizens.

Some 147 passengers on board of the crashed Boeing 737 plane were Iranians and 32 passengers were foreigners.

All 179 passengers died when a Ukrainian plane Boeing 737 crashed in southern Tehran Wednesday morning after its engine caught fire.