Tag: #UkrainianPlane
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Ukrainian plane hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iran says
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (Xinhua/APP): The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan. 8 was hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iranian state IRIB TV reported Tuesday. “Two TOR-M1 missiles were launched from the northern side at this plane,” the TV said, citing the latest report by Iran’s Civil…
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Canada asks Iran to send airliner’s black boxes to Ukraine or France
Montreal, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): Canada on Sunday repeated its request that Iran quickly hand over to France or Ukraine black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner which Tehran’s forces accidentally shot down. Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne said he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the subject. “I repeated Canada’s…
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Khamenei plays down protests, says Iran foes exploiting plane tragedy
Tehran, Jan 17 (AFP/APP): Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that demonstrations at home over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner were unrepresentative of the Iranian people and accused the country’s enemies of exploiting it for propaganda purposes. Leading the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
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British ambassador to Iran denies attending demo before arrest
Tehran, Jan 12 (AFP/APP): Britain’s ambassador to Tehran denied Sunday that he took part in a demonstration that broke out at a memorial for the 176 people killed when a plane was shot down. Students held a gathering at Tehran’s Amir Kabir University on Saturday evening to honour those killed hours after Iran admitted the…
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In the words of a general: how Iran downed airliner
Tehran, Jan 11 (AFP/APP): The aerospace commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday accepted full responsibility for the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet. In remarks aired on state television, Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said the missile operator who fired on the plane did so independently because of communications “jamming”. It came as Iran…
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Iran says it unintentionally shot down Ukrainian plane due to ‘human error’
Tehran, Jan 11 (AFP/APP): Iran’s armed forces said Saturday they unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week blaming “human error”. The plane, which crashed on Wednesday killing all 176 people on board, was mistaken for a “hostile plane” and was hit while enemy threats were at the highest level, according to a…
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Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane
Tehran, Jan 11 (AFP/APP): Iran’s civil aviation chief denied Friday that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing all 176 people on board, rejecting Western claims of a catastrophic mistake by Tehran’s air defences. The cause of the crash is to be announced Saturday after an investigating committee meeting in the presence of…
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Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane
Tehran, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Iran’s civil aviation chief denied Friday that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing all 176 on board, dismissing claims of a catastrophic mistake by Tehran’s air defences. The declaration came as Tehran faced mounting international pressure to allow a “credible” investigation into the crash, which Britain and Canada…
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Ukraine jet crashes in Iran, killing at least 170: media
Tehran, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): A Ukrainian plane carrying at least 170 people crashed shortly after take off in Tehran killing all on board, Iran state media reported. The Boeing 737 had left Tehran’s international airport bound for Kiev, semi-official news agency ISNA said, adding that 10 ambulances were sent to the crash site. “Obviously it…