Section: Africa&ME
Iran says its military shot down Ukrainian plane in ‘disastrous mistake’
* Ukraine plane came down after taking off from Tehran * Iranian commander says knew missile strike on same day * Shooting down followed tit-for-tat US, Iranian strikes * Iranians on social media ask why plane was allowed to fly Iran said on Saturday its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard, saying air...
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 prosecutor investigating ‘willful killing’ in Iran plane attack
The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office said on Saturday it is investigating possible willful killing and aircraft destruction in its probe of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran. Iran …read more Source:: Al...
Ukraine, France leaders agree French specialists to decode Iran crash black boxes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday that French specialists would help decode the black boxes of the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran, …read more Source:: Al...
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...
Ukraine, France leaders agree French specialists to decode black boxes
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Iran’s Missile attack, Taking Revenge from the U.S. or Iranians
By Pooya Stone “We will take revenge, harsh, strong, regrettable, firm, and finisher…” the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Hossein Salami said in Kerman on January 7. A little later, 176 people were slain in Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. …read more Source:: Iran...
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...
