**BREAKING NEWS UPDATE**
Iran has admitted to accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian Airlines plane killing all passengers on board. They blamed it on human error and “US adventurism.”
They made a statement saying its nation’s armed forces unintentionally targeted the plane through radar activity fearing it was an attack by the United States.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said,
“The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families.”
Such a tragedy.
According to reports, A Ukrainian Airlines plane crashed Wednesday morning moments after take off. The plane was carrying 176 passengers and crew from Tehran, Iran the same night Iran attacked US bases in Iraq.
Al Hadath Dubai News was the first to report that the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile and reported that Iran would NOT give up the airplane’s black box.
Iran will not give black box from crashed Ukrainian airliner to Boeing: Mehr
Simple question:
What does the regime in #Iran have to hide?https://t.co/zkHyVEL0Bh— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 8, 2020
While not confirmed, it was reported that a local Iranian found a “control segment” of a TOR M1 missile near the downed plane.
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A local took this image (L) near the PS752 crash site, clearly showing the control segment of a TOR M1 missile.
(via @Azematt) pic.twitter.com/afkfnYaP1r— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 8, 2020
According to Ukrainian officials, the Boeing 737-800 is one of the best planes they have in the fleet. After images of missile parts were found near the crash site, Ukrainian officials want to start an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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Surface to air missiles explode near their target to spray it with shrapnel. This increases the impact ratio significantly.Images from PS752 shows clear signs of shrapnel.
(via @Azematt) pic.twitter.com/FxzAZO4Pmt— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 8, 2020
Here’s what CBS News reported:
#BREAKING: @CBSNews has learned U.S. officials are confident that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in the hours after the Iranian missile attack on U.S. targets.
176 people were killed, including at least 63 Canadians. pic.twitter.com/g149hAcui0
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) January 9, 2020
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