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Iran Admits It Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Plane. by pipz(m): 6:10am On Jan 11, 2020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that the investigation of Iran’s Armed Forces has concluded that missiles fired "due to human error" caused the crash of the Ukrainian plane.

"Armed Forces’ internal investigation has concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane (and) death of 176 innocent people. Investigations continue to identify (and) prosecute this great tragedy (and) unforgivable mistake," Rouhani said on his official Twitter account.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences," he added.

12:05 a.m. ET, January 11, 2020
Iran should have closed down airspace after firing ballistic missiles, experts say
Experts who spoke to CNN expressed confusion as to why Iran did not stop commercial flights or close its airspace Wednesday after it fired several ballistic missiles at bases in Iraq where US troops were stationed.
Here's what retired Maj. Gen. James Marks said:

"You have a very hot, contested, busy airspace over Iran," Marks said. "Everybody is on a heightened level of alert, concern, there's a lot of chaos. And they have commercial flights still leaving the Tehran airport, which I think is just amazingly irresponsible."
David Soucie, a former inspector with the FAA, agreed and said the passengers likely had no idea the plane was being flown "right into a war zone"


https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/middleeast/live-news/us-iran-news-intl-01-10-2020/index.html?__twitter_impression=true
Re: Iran Admits It Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Plane. by bujebudanu1(m): 6:40am On Jan 11, 2020
And people were condemning Boeing
Re: Iran Admits It Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Plane. by Nwibii: 6:56am On Jan 11, 2020
Imagine the stupidity.
US abeg no allow them continue with the nuclear deal, else they wipe the entire middle east and tag it "nuclear error"

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