24 Nov 2024
Saturday 11 January 2020 - 18:51
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Presidents of Ukraine, Iran to discuss downed plane -Ukrainian official

Presidents of Ukraine, Iran to discuss downed plane -Ukrainian official
Reuters - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to hold a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Tehran said it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the Ukrainian presidents office said.

The Ukrainian passenger airplane traveling to Kiev crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

Iran had previously denied any responsibility.

Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber; Editing by Alexander Smith
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