: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Iranian President Pledges Punishment For Downing of Ukrainian Plane


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged Tuesday to punish those responsible for the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet, calling the incident “unforgivable.”In a televised speech, Rouhani called for a special court to be set up, and said, “the whole world will be watching.”Also Tuesday, an Iranian judiciary spokesman said some people had been arrested for their role in shooting down the plane, but did not specify how many or how they were connected.The developments come as the government faces protests after first insisting mechanical problems caused the plane to go down before admitting Saturday that Iranian military personnel shot …read more

Source:: Voice of America

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