Iran ADMITS shooting down Ukrainian jetliner, saying gunner 'mistook plane for a CRUISE MISSILE
Iran on Saturday admitted that it shot down Ukrainian passenger jet killing 176, thinking it was a cruise missile. Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Force commander says 'I wish I had died' instead of witnessing such incident. Protests broke out across Tehran on Saturday in outrage at the coverup of the military's fatal blunder. Air defense operator had communications outage and believed he had just 10 seconds to take action.
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