{"id":36016,"date":"2020-01-13T08:15:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T08:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=36016"},"modified":"2020-01-13T08:15:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T08:15:04","slug":"irans-military-says-it-thought-the-ukrainian-passenger-plane-it-shot-down-was-a-us-military-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=36016","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s military says it thought the Ukrainian passenger plane it shot down was a US military plane"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Iranian military said today mistook the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 as a “hostile target, ” following reports of US military aircrafts in the area. The passenger airplane bind for Kyiv, Ukraine, was taken down by an Iranian missile shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday. The accident killed all 176 passengers on board. Iran admitted on Saturday morning neighbourhood time to accidentally downing the plane, blaming “human error.” Iran initially denied responsibility and blamed the gate-crash on a mechanical trouble with the jet-black, a Boeing 737 -8 00. The Iranian Armed Forces liberated the following statement, further explain the “error, ” saying that the Ukrainian jet approached a “sensitive military website of the[ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ], taking the shape and altitude of a hostile target, ” according to Sky News’ Mark Stone<\/a>. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Iranian military said today mistook the Ukrainian International Airline Flight 752 as a “hostile target, ” saying in a statement that there were reports of US military airplanes in the area.<\/p>\n

The passenger plane bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, was downed by an Iranian missile shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday. The accident killed all 176 passengers on board.See the rest of the story at Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n

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