Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian Flight 752, blaming human error
Foto: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Search and rescue works are conducted at site after a Boeing 737 plane belonging to a Ukrainian airline crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Iran just after takeoff with 180 passengers on board in Tehran, Iran on January 08, 2020.
„In these circumstances, the plane was accidentally hit by a human error, which unfortunately results in the martyrdom of dear compatriots and the death of a number of foreign national,“ according to a statement from Iran. Iran initially denied responsibility for the crash despite emerging reports that the aircraft, bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, was on fire before making contact with the ground.
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