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Iran acknowledges accidentally downing Ukrainian jetliner

by Associated Press
| January 10, 2020 10:05 PM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible.

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