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Iran shot down crashed Ukrainian plane by mistake -Pentagon sources
The Ukraine Airlines flight which crashed in Tehran killing 176 people on Wednesday was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile system, Pentagon officials have said in a report by… …read more Source::...
Pelosi: ‘I know exactly when’ to send impeachment to Senate’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she knows ‘’exactly when” she’ll be transmitting the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, brushing back Democratic comments that the time has come to start the Senate trial. Pelosi told reporters at the Capitol she had no concerns about the anxiety some...
News24.com | Iran: Ukraine plane caught fire but crew never called for help
A Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside of Tehran was on fire and trying to turn back but its crew never made a radio call for help, Iranian investigators have said. …read more Source::...
Newsdeck: Iran investigation says airliner caught fire before crash, Ukraine outlines theories
DUBAI/KIEV, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine outlined four potential scenarios on Thursday to explain the deadly crash of one of its airliners in Iran, including a missile strike and terrorism, as Iranian investigators said the plane was on fire before it fell to the ground. …read more Source:: Daily...
Ukraine lists missile strike and terrorism as Iran plane crash theories
Kiev – A top Ukrainian security official on Thursday set out what he said were the four main theories for why a Ukrainian airliner crashed in Iran the previous day killing 176 people, including a possible missile strike and terrorism. Oleksiy Danylov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, made his statement as...
Iran Says Ukrainian Plane Turned Back Before Crashing
An engine lies on the ground 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 Iranian authorities have said a Ukrainian airliner, which crashed outside Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, turned back...
Grief And Mourning After Iran plane Crash Kills 176
Bereaved friends and families joined in mourning after a Ukrainian airliner crashed near Tehran killing all 176 onboard, as heartbreaking details started emerging about the victims, most of them from Iran and Canada. Both Canada and the United States called for a full investigation to determine the cause of Wednesday’s crash, which came...
Trump Pulls Back From War With Iran
President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink of war with Iran on Wednesday, saying that Tehran appeared to be “standing down” after firing missiles — without causing casualties — at US troops based in Iraq. In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump emphasized there were “no Americans harmed” in the ballistic missile...
Iran investigators say doomed Ukrainian plane never called for help
Tehran — The crew of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed in Iran never made a radio call for help and were trying to turn back for the airport when the plane went down, according to an initial Iranian report released Thursday on the disaster that killed 176 people. The report suggested a sudden emergency struck the Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian...
Iran investigation says Ukrainian jet was on fire before deadly crash
Dubai – A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators. The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800, flying to Kiev and carrying mostly Iranians and Iranian-Canadians, crashed shortly after taking off on Wednesday...
