Iran finally ADMITS shooting down Ukrainian jetliner: Tehran says military 'unintentionally' fired missiles at Boeing 737 and killed 176 on board because they thought the plane was an 'enemy target'
Iranian state TV, citing a military statement, says the country 'unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard, after mistaking the aircraft for a hostile, enemy target.
The statement came Saturday morning, local time, and blamed 'human error' for shooting down the plane on Tuesday.
Specifically, Iranian officials says the aircraft 'took the flying posture and altitude of an enemy target' as it neared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps base and attending personal didn't recognize it as a passenger plane.
'Under these circumstances, because of human error, [the plane] came under fire,' the statement read, according to the New York Times.
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The statement came Saturday morning, local time, and blamed 'human error' for shooting down the plane on Tuesday.
Specifically, Iranian officials says the aircraft 'took the flying posture and altitude of an enemy target' as it neared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps base and attending personal didn't recognize it as a passenger plane.
'Under these circumstances, because of human error, [the plane] came under fire,' the statement read, according to the New York Times.
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