Iran plane crash: Why some planes aren't flying over the country

A number of airline companies have stopped flights over Iran.

It follows a plane crash shortly after take-off from the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday 8 January.

Plane crashes like this are extremely rare and Iran have admitted that they accidentally shot it down.

Iran and the US have been in the news a lot recently after tensions between the two countries increased.

The crash happened hours after Iran launched missiles at US targets in Iraq.

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What do we know about what happened?

The cause of the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) crash is now being investigated but Iran have admitted that they shot it down by accident.

They have said that "missiles fired due to human error" caused the crash and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described the crash as an "unforgivable mistake".

The Iranian army said the jet flew close to a sensitive site belonging to Iran's military and was mistaken for a hostile aircraft.

UIA has suspended all flights to and from Iran and some airlines have re-routed planes from the region's airspace.