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Iran police disperse student air crash protesters
Students chanted slogans and demanded the prosecution of those responsible for downing the Ukrainian plane. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iranian police dispersed students chanting “radical” slogans during a Saturday gathering in Tehran to honour the 176 people killed when an airliner was mistakenly shot down, Fars news agency reported. AFP correspondents said...
UK ambassador to Iran arrested at Tehran protests
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says Rob Macaire’s detention ‘without grounds’ violates international law. (AFP pic)LONDON: Iranian authorities briefly detained Britain’s ambassador in Tehran on Saturday, according to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, after he was reportedly arrested during protests against the regime. “The...
Iran’s Rouhani promises punishment for those behind plane’s downing
President Hassan Rouhani ‘fully recognises’ the Ukrainian airliner’s tragedy and apologised on Iran’s behalf. (Reuters pic)KIEV: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told his Ukrainian counterpart that those behind the downing of the Ukrainian airliner will be brought to justice, the Ukranian presidency said. Rouhani told...
Merkel, Putin discuss Middle East flashpoints at Kremlin meeting
German Chancellor Merkel is in Moscow to discuss current international issues with President Putin. (AP pic)MOSCOW: German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks set to focus on flashpoints in the Middle East. Merkel and Putin shook hands at the start of the meeting which the German...
Iran missile operator who downed jet acted alone
TEHRAN: The Iranian missile operator who shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet was acting alone when he opened fire because of a communications breakdown, a Revolutionary Guards commander said on Saturday. The operator had mistaken the Boeing 737 for a “cruise missile” and only had 10 seconds to decide whether to fire, said Brigadier General...
Ukraine airline says plane had no warning of threat before crash
Airline officials say the Iranian authorities should have closed the airport. (AP pic)KIEV:Ukraine International Airlines said on Saturday that its plane that crashed in Iran this week had received no warning from Tehran airport about a possible threat to its safety before it took off en route for Kiev. At a briefing by its president and vice...
Ukraine demands punishment, compensation for downed airliner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy leads a meeting of the emergency response team on the crash of the Ukraine International Airlines plane in Iran. (AP pic) KIEV: President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Saturday that Iran punish those responsible for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, pay compensation and apologise. “We expect Iran… to bring...
We accidentally shot down Ukrainian jet, says Iran
The 3-year-old Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran, killing all 176 aboard. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iran said it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner this week after mistaking it for a hostile target, according to the semi-official Isna news agency. The aircraft flew near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military site,...
We accidentally shot down Ukrainian jet, says Iran
The 3-year-old Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran, killing all 176 aboard. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iran said it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner this week after mistaking it for a hostile target, according to the semi-official Isna news agency. The aircraft flew near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military site,...
Treasury will grant waivers to allow US participation in Iran crash probe
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says approval will be given to anyone who can help with the investigation. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday the department will grant sanction waivers to allow Americans or anyone else to participate in the investigation of Wednesday’s crash of a Ukrainian...
