Authorities work at the scene of the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran in January. (AP pic)UKRAINE: Iran’s cabinet on Wednesday allocated US$150,000 for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane downed in Iranian airspace in January, the official IRNA news agency reported.
“The cabinet approved the provision of US$150,000 or the equivalent in euros as soon as possible to the families and survivors of each of the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash,” IRNA quoted a government statement.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they accidentally shot down the Ukraine International Airlines plane shortly after takeoff, mistaking it for …read more
Source:: Free Malaysia Today
