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The moment Iran blew a jetliner out the sky after 'mistaking it for a US bomber': New video shows 'missile' hitting Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737 before it crashed killing 176 - after Trump and Trudeau both said attack was a 'mistake'
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 onboard
Footage emerged on Thursday which appears to show a missile hitting the jet before it went down
US intelligence are 'confident' the airliner was shot down by Iran after detecting two missile launches
Pentagon officials said missiles likely fired in error by crews on alert for US response to Iran rocket strike
Iran claims that the crash was the result of mechanical error and that black box may have been 'damaged'
President Trump said: 'Somebody could have made a mistake. I have a feeling something terrible happened'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later echoed Trump's concerns, saying that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the and that the strike 'may have been unintentional'
The plane was carrying 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, three Britons, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans and three Germans ..
New video appears to show a missile hitting the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran moments before it went down, killing all 176 people on board.
The footage emerged Thursday afternoon, hours after President Donald Trump revealed he has serious doubts the crash was caused by mechanical failure, as Iranian officials have claimed.
'It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood. Somebody could have made a mistake,' Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. 'I have a feeling that something very terrible happened, very devastating.'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later echoed Trump's concerns, saying that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the and that the strike 'may have been unintentional'.
Trudeau said Canadian and allied intelligence supports that conclusion. He declined to get into the specific intelligence but said it appeared it was a surface-to-air missile that struck the plane.
'The intelligence evidence suggests very clearly a possible and probable cause for the crash,' Trudeau told a news conference.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 onboard
Footage emerged on Thursday which appears to show a missile hitting the jet before it went down
US intelligence are 'confident' the airliner was shot down by Iran after detecting two missile launches
Pentagon officials said missiles likely fired in error by crews on alert for US response to Iran rocket strike
Iran claims that the crash was the result of mechanical error and that black box may have been 'damaged'
President Trump said: 'Somebody could have made a mistake. I have a feeling something terrible happened'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later echoed Trump's concerns, saying that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the and that the strike 'may have been unintentional'
The plane was carrying 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, three Britons, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans and three Germans ..
New video appears to show a missile hitting the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran moments before it went down, killing all 176 people on board.
The footage emerged Thursday afternoon, hours after President Donald Trump revealed he has serious doubts the crash was caused by mechanical failure, as Iranian officials have claimed.
'It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood. Somebody could have made a mistake,' Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. 'I have a feeling that something very terrible happened, very devastating.'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later echoed Trump's concerns, saying that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the and that the strike 'may have been unintentional'.
Trudeau said Canadian and allied intelligence supports that conclusion. He declined to get into the specific intelligence but said it appeared it was a surface-to-air missile that struck the plane.
'The intelligence evidence suggests very clearly a possible and probable cause for the crash,' Trudeau told a news conference.