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Iran’s Rouhani vows to ‘identify & prosecute’ all responsible for ‘disastrous mistake’ that led to Ukrainian jet downing | Iran’s Rouhani vows to ‘identify & prosecute’ all responsible for ‘disastrous mistake’ that led to Ukrainian jet downing |
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has pledged to find and punish all those involved in the unintentional shooting down of a Ukrainian aircraft over Tehran, calling it a “disastrous mistake.” | |
An internal investigation has "concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane and death of 176 innocent people,” Rouhani said in a tweet. | An internal investigation has "concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane and death of 176 innocent people,” Rouhani said in a tweet. |
“My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families,” the president said in another post, offering “sincerest condolences” over the tragedy. | “My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families,” the president said in another post, offering “sincerest condolences” over the tragedy. |
In the aftermath of the incident, Rouhani arranged for “compensation” payments to the victims' families, and ordered reforms of the country’s air defense system to prevent similar disasters in the future. | |
All 176 passengers and crew members on board the aircraft were killed in the incident that came hours after a series of Iranian missile strikes on American bases in Iraq – a response to a US drone strike which killed Iranian major general and Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. | |
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