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Thursday, January 9, 2020
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Iran plane crash caused by anti-aircraft missile, likely by mistake — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Ukrainian plane that crashed this week shortly after taking off from Tehran airport was struck by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, likely by mistake, Newsweek reports citing a Pentagon official, a senior US intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official.
The Pentagon’s assessment is that the incident was accidental, the US website reports.
Iran has claimed the plane crash, which killed all 176 on board, was caused by a technical malfunction.
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