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Brinkmanship, nerves and 176 civilian deaths: the Iran air disaster
There are suspicions in the west, denials in Tehran, grim echoes for Ukraine, and grief spread far and wideIt was still dark when Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 took off on Wednesday from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. Onboard were 176 people. Most were returning home after holidays spent with families and friends in Iran. They...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 10 Jan 2020
Ukraine jet ‘shot down by Iran missile’ Evidence suggests that a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday was downed by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, possibly in error, according to Canadian leader Justin Trudeau. Donald Trump has also said that the US suspects the downing of the plane was the result of “a mistake...
Iran TV airs footage purportedly of Ukraine airliner’s black boxes
Iranian state television showed footage on Friday purportedly of the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner. …read more Source::...
Iran plane crash: Ukraine president says missile may have downed jet – live updates
Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss investigation with US secretary of state Mike Pompeo Plane shot down by accident, western officials believeA visual guide to the Iran plane crash 8.13am GMTIranian officials have rejected the western intelligence assessments.“Scientifically, it is impossible that a missile hit the Ukrainian plane, and such rumours...
Ukraine says airliner may have been downed by missile but not confirmed yet
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the possibility a missile downed a Ukrainian passenger airplane over Iran this week killing all on board had not been ruled out but it had not been confirmed yet. …read more Source::...
Ukrainian jet believed to have been downed accidentally by Iranian missile – video report
The Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday appeared to have been accidentally shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missiles, said Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, citing intelligence sources.Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 went down in Iran minutes into its flight on Wednesday morning,...
Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, Canada’s Trudeau says, citing intelligence
A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources. …read more Source::...
A visual guide to the Iran plane crash
Flight came down shortly after take off from airport in Tehran on 8 JanuaryUkraine International Airlines flight 752 took off at 6.12am on Wednesday, after nearly an hour’s delay at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. It gained altitude heading west, reaching nearly 8,000ft, according to flight-tracking data. Continue...
Iran plane crash: Images of missile which began speculation it was shot down
Images of a Russian-made surface-to-air missile circulating online have been at the centre of reports that a Ukraine airliner was shot down. …read more Source:: Sky...
Catastrophic failure of Ukraine jet in Iran suggests missile strike
Experts say debris fragments and sudden loss of fail-safe systems point to missileTo civil aviation professionals, including pilots, engineers and former crash investigators, there was something immediately puzzling about the crash of the Ukraine International Airlines passenger jet that fell burning out of the sky minutes after takeoff from...
