Iran has finally admitted that it shot down the Ukrainian airliner by mistake that killed 176 people:
This just in
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV, citing military, says country 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian jetliner because of human error.
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 11, 2020
Here’s more from the AP:
Iran announced Saturday that its military ‘unintentionally’ shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard.
The statement came Saturday morning and blamed “human error” for the shootdown.
The jetliner, a Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines, went down on the outskirts of Tehran during takeoff just hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at U.S. forces.
Iran had denied for several days that a missile downed the aircraft. But then the U.S. and Canada, citing intelligence, said they believe Iran shot down the aircraft.
The plane, en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members from several countries, including 82 Iranians, at least 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians, according to officials.
I honestly can’t believe they finally admitted it. Just this morning Iran not only denied shooting it down, but called on the US to prove their claims. Amazing. Now, if we can just get Turkey to admit to the Armenian Genocide of 1915….