US Officials Confident Iranian Missile Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner
- 4 years ago
US Officials Confident Iranian
Missile Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner.
176 people were killed
when the Boeing 737-800
crashed on Wednesday, minutes
after takeoff from the Tehran airport.
According to U.S. officials,
there is a "high level of confidence"
the airliner was accidentally shot
down by an Iranian missile.
A Ukraine government official
confirmed reports that they were
investigating possible missile
fragments found near the crash site.
When asked about the matter,
President Donald Trump said
"I have my suspicions.”.
[The plane was flying in a] rough neighborhood. Someone could have made a mistake on the other side ... Not our system. It has nothing to
do with us, President Trump, via 'The New York Times'.
The flight reportedly
turned back to the Tehran
airport before crashing.
Iranian reports stated the plane
was in flames prior to crashing
Missile Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner.
176 people were killed
when the Boeing 737-800
crashed on Wednesday, minutes
after takeoff from the Tehran airport.
According to U.S. officials,
there is a "high level of confidence"
the airliner was accidentally shot
down by an Iranian missile.
A Ukraine government official
confirmed reports that they were
investigating possible missile
fragments found near the crash site.
When asked about the matter,
President Donald Trump said
"I have my suspicions.”.
[The plane was flying in a] rough neighborhood. Someone could have made a mistake on the other side ... Not our system. It has nothing to
do with us, President Trump, via 'The New York Times'.
The flight reportedly
turned back to the Tehran
airport before crashing.
Iranian reports stated the plane
was in flames prior to crashing