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Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

by Associated Press
| January 10, 2020 11:35 PM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday acknowledged that its armed forces “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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