Iran Announces It ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down Ukrainian Plane

Iran Announces It ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down Ukrainian Plane
Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2020. Mohammad Nasiri/AP
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Iran announced that its military “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, resulting in the deaths of all 176 aboard, according to reports.

The Boeing 737 had flown close to a sensitive military site belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was shot down due to human error, the Iranian military said on Saturday morning in a statement read on state TV.

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