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Rising tensions and condemnation after Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian plane
DUBAI – Iran’s admission that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 aboard, has provoked international outrage and triggered growing protests against Iranian authorities in Tehran and other cities including one in which Britain’s ambassador was detained. In what President Hassan Rouhani called a “disastrous...
REVEALED: Nigerian man among 176 victims of Ukranian plane crash
A Nigerian, identified as Dauda Onoruoiza, was reportedly among the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 crash in Iran on Wednesday. Reports said Onoruoiza was working with… …read more Source::...
News24.com | Downing of Ukraine plane: The world demands full accountability from Iran
Iran says it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran killing 176 people, calls it an “unforgivable mistake”. …read more Source::...
Ukraine President To Speak With Iran’s Rouhani Over Downing Of Plane
A photo combination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due to speak on the phone with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Tehran admitted downing a Ukrainian airliner, officials said. Zelensky scheduled a “telephone conversation with...
World Leaders Demand Full Account After Iran Admits Downing Ukrainian Plane
Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. AFP Iran said Saturday it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week outside Tehran killing 176...
News24.com | LATEST | Ukraine believes Iran plane probe will be ‘objective and prompt’
Ukraine has said Iran had provided enough data including videos and photographs to show the probe into Tehran’s downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet will be objective and prompt. …read more Source::...
Iran admits it mistakenly shot down Ukrainian plane killing 176
DUBAI – Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard and voiced deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. Wednesday’s crash heightened pressure on Iran after months of friction with the...
Planes Brought Down By Missiles Since 1973
Iran on Saturday said its armed forces had “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian airliner which crashed outside Tehran. The admission came a day after the country’s civil aviation chief had denied that the plane was brought down by a missile. The Boeing 737 crashed on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, shortly...
We mistakenly shot down Ukraine plane that killed 176 people – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Saturday said his country “deeply regrets” the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, which he described as “a great tragedy and unforgivable mistake”. “Armed… …read more Source::...
Ukraine Demands Apology, Punishment, Compensation For Plane Downed By Iran
This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian presidential press service shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky placing flowers at a memorial for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash in the Iranian capital Tehran, at the Boryspil airport outside Kiev on January 9, 2020.HO / UKRAINIAN...
