The "Extra News" satellite channel broadcast breaking news about the missile that hit the Ukrainian plane. The Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement that the missile that brought down the Ukrainian plane in Tehran was fired manually.
Today, Saturday, the Iranian Armed Forces acknowledged in a statement that a "human mistake" had caused the disaster of the Ukrainian Boeing 737.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said: “The crash was due to a "human mistake in the period of the crisis caused by the US. He expressed his deep regret, apologies, and condolences to the people and the families of the victims and other nations affected by the tragedy.”
A Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in the Iranian capital, Tehran, with 180 passengers. It was Boeing 737 and crashed after takeoff due to a technical defect.
A Ukrainian Airlines plane crashed after taking off from Tehran airport en route to Kyiv airport. The incident, which came hours after Iran launched missiles at two bases in Iraq, killed all on board.
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that a Ukrainian plane with at least 170 people on board crashed today (January 8, 2020) due to “technical problems” after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.
Reza Jafarzadeh, a spokesman for Iran Civil Aviation Organization, told state television that the authorities sent rescue teams to an area near the airport where the Boeing 737 plane belonging to the Ukrainian Airlines crashed.
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