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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 the guilty to the courts,” the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook, calling also for the “payment of compensation” and the return of remains.
Tehran admitted Saturday that it accidentally downed the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plane, killing all 176 people on board on Wednesday, shortly after launching missiles at bases …read more

Source:: Free Malaysia Today

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