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    The Iran Plane Crash Could Be the Latest in a Long History of Accidental Shoot-Downs
    Jan10

    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?
    Jan10

    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
    Jan10

    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...

    Trudeau: Evidence suggests Ukraine jet shot down by Iran
    Jan10

    Trudeau: Evidence suggests Ukraine jet shot down by Iran

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said evidence suggests a Ukrainian jet with 176 on board was shot down by an Iranian missile. Sixty-three of the victims were Canadian citizens. Lara Seligman, a Pentagon reporter for Foreign Policy, joins “Red & Blue” for a closer look at the accident and how Defense Secretary Mark Esper is...

    Iran invites NTSB to join Ukraine plane crash probe
    Jan10

    Iran invites NTSB to join Ukraine plane crash probe

    Iran has invited the U.S. accident-investigating agency to take part in the probe of this week’s crash of a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran. The National Transportation Safety Board said late Thursday that it would “evaluate its level of participation in the investigation.” The extent of the NTSB’s role could be …...

    Canada’s Universities Mourn Their Students in Tehran Plane Crash
    Jan10

    Canada’s Universities Mourn Their Students in Tehran Plane Crash

    At least 40 victims of the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran were students or researchers active in Canadian universities or research communities.Most were students returning to Canada after spending winter break in Iran, according to University Affairs (UA) of Canada. Dozens of students, professors and researchers from at least 18 universities...

    Video appears to show moment Ukraine plane was shot down over Iran
    Jan10

    Video appears to show moment Ukraine plane was shot down over Iran

    Footage taken from the ground apparently captures the moment a Ukraine International Airlines jetliner went down on Wednesday, killing 176 people. …read more Source::...

    Iran plane crash: U.S., Canada say intel shows Ukraine jet downed by Iranian missile
    Jan10

    Iran plane crash: U.S., Canada say intel shows Ukraine jet downed by Iranian missile

    U.S. intelligence indicates Iran military accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner with a Russian-supplied anti-aircraft missile. Justin Trudeau agreed …read more Source:: USA...

    Canada mourns its dead from Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
    Jan10

    Canada mourns its dead from Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

    The majority of the 176 people who perished in the the Iran crash had been planning to change planes in Kyiv en route to Toronto. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine jet was shot down by Iranians
    Jan10

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine jet was shot down by Iranians

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. officials believe the crashed Ukranian jet was downed by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. …read more Source:: USA...