Iran's admission it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet has sparked demands for justice for the 176 people on board who were killed.
"Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, en route to Kyiv, came down near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran shortly after take-off. Victims included dozens of Iranians and Canadians, as well as nationals from Ukraine, the UK, Afghanistan and Germany.
The calls [for justice] were led by Ukraine's president and the prime minister of Canada, which lost 57 nationals. Social media footage has shown protests in Iran, some of them calling for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to resign.
The plane was shot down on 20-1-8, hours after Iran had struck two air bases housing US forces in Iraq. Those missile strikes were Iran's response to the US killing [on DUHnocchio's orders] of senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. He died in a drone strike in Baghdad on 3 January.
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Brig-Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace commander, said a missile operator had acted independently and alone, mistaking the plane for a "cruise missile" as there had been reports that such missiles had been fired at Iran.
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"He was obliged to make contact and get verification. But apparently, his communications system had some disruptions." [Yeah, right.]
[Most likely? 10 seconds? The Iranian who mistakenly fired the missile was probably trigger-'happy' in anticipation of US retaliation, and did not even attempt to "make contact and get verification". What next? After political grandstanding by the West, the issue will be allowed to fade from public memory. After all, there is no point in risking more lives over a debacle for which the ultimate culprit [the US's Ignorant-Bully-in-Chief] will not even pay a political price from his rabid, logic-challenged, dim, duped, desperate, deplorable supporters.]
Iran mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed on Wednesday near Tehran with 176 people on board, US media report. US officials say they believe the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 was hit by a missile, according to CBS News, which quoted US intelligence sources as saying a satellite detected infrared "blips" of two missile launches, followed by another blip of an explosion. Meanwhile, Newsweek quoted a Pentagon and senior US intelligence officials, as well as an Iraqi intelligence official, as saying they believed the Ukrainian plane was hit by a Russian-made Tor M-1 surface-to-air missile system.
Ukraine earlier said it was examining whether a missile strike brought down the aircraft - but Iran ruled this out.
The crash came just hours after Iran carried out missile strikes on two airbases housing US forces in Iraq.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51055219
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-51043657/iran-plane-crash-vigil-held-for-victims-in-toronto .
U.S. Believes Iranian Missile Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say: The airliner had turned back toward the airport before it crashed, minutes after takeoff, Iranian officials reported. The flight data recorders were recovered butsaid [conveniently claimed] to be damaged.
"United States intelligence agencies believe that at least one Iranian missile accidentally brought down a Ukrainian jetliner over Iran this week, American officials said 20-1-9, a tragic coda to the escalated military conflict between Washington and Tehran.
Officials had a “high level of confidence” that the Iranians brought down the airliner by mistake, one American official said. The official said that two missiles fired from an Iranian air defense system, the SA-15, shot down the airliner.
The Ukrainian airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down on morning of 20-1-8, killing at least 176 people. It had turned back toward the Tehran airport before it crashed in a huge explosion minutes after takeoff, according to an initial Iranian report released on Thursday. The report said that the plane, bound for Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, was in flames before it hit the ground but did not send a distress signal."
[This is tragic, but I doubt that the Iranians planned to kill innocent Iranian citizens and those of Iranian origin. Since odious DUHnocchio chose to start this conflict, more blood is on his grasping little hands.]
Iran mistakenly shot down Ukraine jet - US media: [NB - I trust neither the Iranian government nor the DUHnocchio Badministration, but this tragic consequence of bullying, prideful old men seems likely.]
Ukraine earlier said it was examining whether a missile strike brought down the aircraft - but Iran ruled this out.
The crash came just hours after Iran carried out missile strikes on two airbases housing US forces in Iraq.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-51043657/iran-plane-crash-vigil-held-for-victims-in-toronto .
U.S. Believes Iranian Missile Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say: The airliner had turned back toward the airport before it crashed, minutes after takeoff, Iranian officials reported. The flight data recorders were recovered but
Officials had a “high level of confidence” that the Iranians brought down the airliner by mistake, one American official said. The official said that two missiles fired from an Iranian air defense system, the SA-15, shot down the airliner.
The Ukrainian airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down on morning of 20-1-8, killing at least 176 people. It had turned back toward the Tehran airport before it crashed in a huge explosion minutes after takeoff, according to an initial Iranian report released on Thursday. The report said that the plane, bound for Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, was in flames before it hit the ground but did not send a distress signal."
[This is tragic, but I doubt that the Iranians planned to kill innocent Iranian citizens and those of Iranian origin. Since odious DUHnocchio chose to start this conflict, more blood is on his grasping little hands.]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/world/middleeast/iran-plane-crash-ukraine.html .
20-1-8 The Ukraine Plane Crash in Iran: Black Boxes and Other Questions: Initial statements from Iran and Ukraine were contradictory, and the cause of the crash remains unclear. The plane’s so-called black boxes could help, but Iranian officials may not turn them over to Boeing.
20-1-8 The Ukraine Plane Crash in Iran: Black Boxes and Other Questions: Initial statements from Iran and Ukraine were contradictory, and the cause of the crash remains unclear. The plane’s so-called black boxes could help, but Iranian officials may not turn them over to Boeing.
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