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Iran plane downing: Iran ends co-operation with Ukraine
Source: BBC
Iran plane downing: Iran ends co-operation with Ukraine
3 February 2020
Iran has ceased co-operation with Ukraine in its investigation into the downing of Ukrainian passenger jet PS752 by Iranian missiles on 8 January.
It comes after Ukrainian TV aired a leaked exchange between an Iranian pilot and air traffic control, apparently recorded at the time.
The pilot allegedly states he saw a flash in the sky, similar to missile fire, and then an explosion.
Iran initially denied responsibility for the downing, which killed 176.
At the time Iran was on high alert, having fired ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad.
"We will no longer provide any documents to the Ukrainians," the head of the Iranian investigation team Hassan Rezaeifar told the Iranian news agency Mehr on Monday.
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3 February 2020
Iran has ceased co-operation with Ukraine in its investigation into the downing of Ukrainian passenger jet PS752 by Iranian missiles on 8 January.
It comes after Ukrainian TV aired a leaked exchange between an Iranian pilot and air traffic control, apparently recorded at the time.
The pilot allegedly states he saw a flash in the sky, similar to missile fire, and then an explosion.
Iran initially denied responsibility for the downing, which killed 176.
At the time Iran was on high alert, having fired ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad.
"We will no longer provide any documents to the Ukrainians," the head of the Iranian investigation team Hassan Rezaeifar told the Iranian news agency Mehr on Monday.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51356626
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