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Iranian leader calls missile attack a ‘slap’ at US bases
Tehran, Iran – Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troops in what the Iranian supreme leader said was a “slap” against the US military presence in the region. The dramatic blast of more than...
63 Canadians dead in Iran plane crash
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed his government will get answers after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran’s capital. The flight included many international students and a family of four. Trudeau said Wednesday his foreign minister is in touch with the...
Iran Recovers Blacks Boxes From Crashed 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 Iranian search and rescue teams have found the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed Wednesday soon after takeoff from...
Ukraine releases nationalities of 180 persons in ill-fated plane
Ukraine has identified victims killed in the Ukrainian plane crash that occurred just outside Tehran on Tuesday night. Ukrainian Boeing-737 with 180 people went down near an airport in the capital,… …read more Source::...
Iran will not hand over black boxes to Boeing
Iran has said it will not hand over the two black boxes from the Ukraine International Airlines flight, which crashed after taking off from Tehran Wednesday January 8, back to plane maker Boeing. …read more Source:: The...
Newsdeck: Iran crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline Source: Reuters
KIEV, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A plane crash In Iran on Wedneday that killed 176 people was the first fatal incident involving Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), and the Boeing 737-800, one of the best in its fleet, was flown by experienced pilots, UIA officials said. …read more Source:: Daily...
News24.com | Ukraine plane crash: Iran says it won’t give America aircraft’s black boxes
Iran’s aviation authority said it would not hand over to Americans the recovered black boxes of a Boeing 737 that crashed Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew. …read more Source::...
Black boxes of crashed Ukrainian airliner found – Iran TV
The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed earlier on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard The post Black boxes of crashed Ukrainian airliner found – Iran TV appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. …read more Source:: Premium Times...
Nationalities of victims of Ukraine plane crash confirmed, black box recovered
The victims of Wednesday’s plane crash in Iran include 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko tweeted. …read more Source:: The...
News24.com | Crashed Ukraine plane had 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board: minister
The Ukrainian plane that crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing all on board, was carrying 82 Iranian and 63 Canadian nationals, a Ukrainian minister said. …read more Source::...
