Iran acknowledged Saturday that its own military shot down a civilian plane early Wednesday morning, calling the incident a grave mistake.
Ukraine Airlines flight 752, with 176 people on board, crashed into an open field after being hit by an Iranian missile operator. Iranians and Canadians made up the bulk of the passengers. Most on the plane were headed to Canada; all perished.
The crash occurred hours after Iran struck two American military bases in Iraq and was bracing for a potential American military response.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrote on Twitter that “missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash …read more
Source:: TPM
