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(96,882 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2020, 04:35 PM Jan 2020

Video Shows Ukrainian Airliner Being Hit Over Iran [View all]

Source: New York Times

Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand, near Tehran’s airport, the area where a Ukrainian airliner stopped transmitting its signal before it crashed on Wednesday.

A small explosion occurred when a missile hit the plane, but the plane did not explode, the video showed. The jet continued flying for several minutes and turned back toward the airport, The Times has determined. The plane flew toward the airport ablaze before it exploded and crashed quickly, other videos verified by The Times showed.

This is a developing story. Check back for a detailed breakdown of the video.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/video/iran-plane-missile.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

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Video Shows Ukrainian Airliner Being Hit Over Iran [View all] brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

If true, then in a reality where America did not kill Soleimani, those passengers wouldn't be dead. Girard442 Jan 2020 #1

You could also say that if Soleimani hadn't spent most of his time causing mayhem in other countries EX500rider Jan 2020 #3

This was a country that debated the morality of killing Admiral Yamamoto rzemanfl Jan 2020 #6

"Causing mayhem in other countries." ZZenith Jan 2020 #10

US does bad things does not mean Iran does not do bad things. EX500rider Jan 2020 #17

So you're ok with other countries taking out our generals with drones. ZZenith Jan 2020 #19

I'm okay with taking out terrorists by drone strike ripcord Jan 2020 #21

What the fuck was "Shock and Awe" if not wholesale terrorism?! ZZenith Jan 2020 #22

It is armed conflict ripcord Jan 2020 #24

Actually it was a war crime if you want to be technical about the definition. ZZenith Jan 2020 #25

Would not have killed US soldiers had W not lied us into Iraq Invasion. rickyhall Jan 2020 #12

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #18

Maybe had we not put the Shaw in there over their elected leader they wouldn't hate us. rickyhall Jan 2020 #20

More and more of them miss the Peacock Throne every year compared to the Ayatollahs. EX500rider Jan 2020 #29

Is that what your TV told you? Yeehah Jan 2020 #32

So, you support Trump in his assassination? MineralMan Jan 2020 #34

Sorry but the ones at fault if it was an Iranian missile is still Iran no matter how you slice it. cstanleytech Jan 2020 #4

By that logic sarisataka Jan 2020 #11

I wouldn't disagree with that. Hostilities between Iran and Iraq created a battlefield situation. Girard442 Jan 2020 #15

Why would they do this? NT enough Jan 2020 #2

Human error most likely. nt cstanleytech Jan 2020 #5

I agree, fog of war. Drumpf created the conditions. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2020 #8

The offiicial Iranian stance on accidentally shooting down an airliner is ripcord Jan 2020 #23

Could have been a Stinger n/t MySideOfTown Jan 2020 #31

Somebody screwed up. Archae Jan 2020 #7

This is by far sarisataka Jan 2020 #9

The most likely scenario Berlin Expat Jan 2020 #33

Are there Russian troops (advisors?) in the area? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #13

Russian troops would have a missile battery in downtown Tehran? brooklynite Jan 2020 #14

According to Wikipedia, Iran has Russian Buk missiles which are.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #30

thought U.S. Intel said yesterday material_highlighter Jan 2020 #16

I think it's interesting that "someone" was pointing their camera at the plane just when mitch96 Jan 2020 #26

According to some reports ga_girl Jan 2020 #27

that's my hunch. material_highlighter Jan 2020 #28