Section: Australia&NZ
Ukrainian plane had no warning before Iranian missile attack
Ukraine International Airlines says the plane that crashed after being shot down by an Iranian missile received no warning before the attack. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down plane
Debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that was shot down after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran. Photo: Reuters Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying...
The theories and contradictions in Ukraine Airlines crash in Iran
An “engine failure” became an “unintentional” missile strike. Here’s how a moment in the Ukranian jet’s flight path baffled so many. At 6.12am local time on Wednesday, January 8 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 departed… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down plane
2020-01-10t183458z_1546129344_rc26de9nfqep_rtrmadp_3_iran-crash.jpg Debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that was shot down after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran. Photo: Reuters A Ukrainian aircraft which crashed earlier this week in Iran had flown close to a...
Ukraine airliner accidentally downed by Iran, US officials say
The US government believes Iran accidentally shot down a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, officials say. …read more Source:: Radio New...
Passenger plane ‘shot down’: US officials
Wreckage from the crashed plane on the outskirts of Tehran. Photo: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian anti-aircraft missiles, US officials say. …read more Source:: Otago Daily...
Ukraine passenger jet was likely shot down by Iran: Pentagon
The Pentagon is preparing to announce that it is “highly likely” a passenger jet that crashed shortly after take-off in Iran was actually shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missiles. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine withdraws statement blaming Iran plane crash on engine failure
Experts said the aircraft was designed to keep flying if it lost an engine and suggested a potential “catastrophic” event may have caused the airliner to plummet to the ground. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Iran ‘mistakenly shot down Ukraine jet’ – US media
All 176 people on board were killed when the plane crashed just after take-off from Tehran’s airport. …read more Source:: Radio New...
Ukraine investigators considering possibility missile brought down passenger plane in Iran
Investigators are considering the possibility that an antiaircraft missile hit plane in Iran, as well as engine failure and terrorism. …read more Source::...
