The plane was shot down early on Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing US troops in Iraq
Iran’s military ‘unintentionally’ shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, the country has finally admitted.
. A military statement carried by Iranian state media said the plane was mistaken for a ‘hostile target’ after it turned towards a ‘sensitive military centre’ of the Revolutionary Guard.
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