Section: US & Canada
Iranian official says reports that missiles downed Ukrainian passenger plane ‘a big lie’
A spokesman for the Iranian government said reports that missiles downed the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed near Tehran Wednesday are “a big lie,” state-run media reported. The spokesman, Ali Rabiei, accused the United States of spreading misinformation about the crash, in which all 176 people on board were killed. “No one...
Questions surrounding cause of plane crash stir fear, confusion among mourners
Mounting questions surrounding the circumstances of a plane crash outside Tehran that left no survivors fuelled confusion, fear and anger Thursday among those grieving the deaths of dozens of passengers bound for Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said intelligence from multiple sources indicates the Ukraine International Airlines flight was...
The Latest: Ukraine leader doesn’t rule out missile in crash
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The Latest: Ukraine Leader Doesn’t Rule Out Missile in Crash
The Ukrainian president says he is not ruling out the possibility that the plane which crashed earlier this week in Iran had been hit a by a missile. …read more Source:: U.S....
Iran TV Airs Footage Purportedly of Ukraine Airliner’s Black Boxes
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian state television showed footage on Friday purportedly of the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian… …read more Source:: U.S....
Boeing and US safety board invited to join probe of Ukraine-bound plane crash, Iran officials say
Iran has formally invited the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to take part in its investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian jetliner and the U.S. agency has agreed to assign an investigator, an Iranian official said on Thursday. …read more Source::...
The Iran Plane Crash Could Be the Latest in a Long History of Accidental Shoot-Downs
A Ukrainian International Airlines flight that crashed in Iran Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, was likely shot down by Iranian forces, U.S. intelligence suggests. While the crash of Flight 752 is a tragedy, the likely cause of the crash might not be entirely surprising, given the flurry of threats and tit-for-tat attacks exchanged...
What Is Even Going on Out There?
To be alive in 2020 and connected to the vast information network is to experience a rich confusion of images, videos, social-media posts, and reportage about everything, all the time. The latest example: a Ukrainian airliner crash outside Tehran. The plane, a Boeing 737-800, crashed shortly after takeoff yesterday, killing everyone aboard. There...
Mechanical Failure? Pilot Error? No, Errant Missile May Have Downed Ukraine’s Flight 752 Near Tehran
About five hours after Iran launched a volley of missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, bringing the Middle East a step closer to war, Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 took off into the predawn darkness from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International airport. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How a missile might have shot a plane down in Iran, and what a probe will look for
OTTAWA — Commercial airline pilots flying out of Tehran’s airport know a simple rule, says Ross Aimer, a former United Airlines captain who has flown there. You don’t turn right, because that takes you towards the Alborz mountain range. The Ukraine International Airlines flight that went down shortly after take-off Wednesday turned...
