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Mystery surrounds Ukrainian plane crash, as Iran refuses to hand over black boxes to US


As investigators sift through the smouldering wreckage of an aircraft that crashed soon after take-off from Tehran, contradictory reports have emerged about what might have caused the Boeing 737-800 to abruptly plunge out of the sky.Iranian authorities initially blamed “technical” causes then said an engine fire most likely led to the loss of the Ukraine International Airlines plane on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. The Ukrainian embassy in Tehran at first ruled out terrorism, then… …read more

Source:: South China Morning Post

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