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Questions remain unanswered on Iran's downing of Ukrainian plane, says Tru
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Jan 12 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday (local time) said that many questions remain unanswered about the downing of the Ukraine jetliner by Iran which killed all 176 people onboard.
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UK ambassador arrested in Iran amid anti-regime protests in Tehran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 12 (ANI): British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire was temporarily arrested on Saturday evening amid the ongoing anti-regime protests in Tehran in the wake of the Iranian Guards' 'unintentional' downing of a Ukrainian plane last week that killed 176 people on board, the c
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Ukraine demands punishment, compensation from Iran over plane downing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Jan 12 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that he expects a full investigation as well as an admission of guilt and compensation from the Iran regime following the downing of the country Boeing passenger plane last week.
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IRGC commander says he takes full responsibility for Ukrainian airliner cr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 11 (ANI): A senior commander of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday he takes full responsibility for the Ukrainian airliner crash near Tehran that claimed the lives of all 176 people aboard.
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Iran deeply regrets 'disastrous mistake' leading to Ukrainian plane crash:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 11 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that he deeply regrets the "disastrous mistake" which led to the Ukrainian jetliner crash near Tehran and claimed the lives of all 176 people on board.
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Iran admits it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian passenger plane
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 11 (ANI): Iran on Saturday admitted that it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian International Airlines passenger plane that crashed near Tehran earlier this week, killing all 176 people aborad, state media reported.
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Iran refutes claims Ukrainian Boeing 737 downed by missile
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 10 (ANI): Iran on Friday refuted claims that the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near its capital Tehran, killing 176 people, was hit by a missile, saying that the cause behind the mishap would be determined only after opening the black box, state-run Islamic Republ
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Boeing 737 downing by missile possible, but unconfirmed, says Ukrainian Pr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Jan 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that the West's claims that the Ukrainian airplane that crashed in Iran was allegedly downed by a missile were possible, but remained unconfirmed and called on the US, UK and Canada to provide eviden
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Intel indicates Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner through surface-to-air m
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Jan 10 (ANI): Canada has intelligence from multiple sources that Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missile, said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, adding that the action by Tehran may be 'unintentional'.
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US believes Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian airplane
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 10 (ANI): The United States believes that Iran mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian airliner in which 176 people were killed, CNN reported on Thursday citing several officials.
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Iran declares Jan 9 mourning day after plane crash, Kerman stampede at Sol
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 09 (Sputnik/ANI): The Iranian government has declared January 9 as the day of national mourning over the deadly Ukrainian passenger plane crash and a stampede at the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Quds Force, in his home
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In fresh statement, Ukraine Embassy omits mention of engine failure as cau
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): In a new statement issued a few hours after the plane crash that took place near Tehran airport which left no surviours, the Ukrainian embassy here omitted the mention of engine failure as a cause of the tragic incident.
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