Iran says it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane killing 176 people on board due to human error
In this file photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran said on January 11 that it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane due to 'human error'.
The plane was shot down early on Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing US troops in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in an American airstrike in Baghdad. No one was wounded in the attack on the bases. The military was at its “highest level of readiness," it said, amid the heightened tensions with the United States.
But the vast majority of the plane victims were Iranians or Iranian-Canadians, and the crash came just weeks after authorities quashed nationwide protests ignited by a hike in gasoline prices."A sad day," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. “Human error at time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster. Our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Iran admits to 'unintentionally' shooting down Ukrainian airliner, blames 'human error'
Read more »
How Trump’s Iran War Bluster Paved the Way for the Ukrainian Airliner Shoot-DownThe accidental downing is only the latest example of the tragedies (the USS Vincennes shoot-down of an Iranian passenger jet; Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine) that happen when civilians fly amid military conflicts.
Read more »
Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian jetliner near TehranIran acknowledges that its military ‘unintentionally’ shot down a Ukrainian jetliner this week, killing all 176 aboard.
Read more »
Iran Confirms It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian AirlinerIran said an Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside of an airport in Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, was shot down unintentionally by its armed forces, according to a statement by its armed forces on state television.
Read more »