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Agence France-Presse

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has told his Ukrainian counterpart that those behind the downing of the Ukrainian airliner will be brought to justice, the Ukranian presidency said.
Rowhani told Volodymyr Zelensky that “all the persons involved in this air disaster will be brought to justice”, it said.
The Iranian head of state “fully recognises the tragedy that has occurred due to the mistakes of soldiers of this country” and apologised, it added.
Zelensky asked Tehran to allow the bodies of the 11 Ukrainian victims to be repatriated “by January 19” and said Ukrainian diplomats had produced a list of steps to be taken to “resolve the compensation issue”.

“The Iranian side agrees with Ukraine on this issue,” the statement added.
After three days of denials, Tehran admitted early Saturday that it had “unintentionally” shot down the jet after a missile operator mistook the plane for a cruise missile.
In a message posted on Facebook shortly after the admission, Zelensky demanded that Tehran ensure that justice was done and compensation paid.
Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian plane, after days of denial
The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737, which had been bound for Kiev, slammed into a field shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport before dawn on Wednesday.
The downing of the plane came hours after Tehran had launched a barrage of missiles at bases housing American troops in Iraq, retaliating for the killing of commander Qassem Soleimani in a US strike.


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Iranian President Hassan Rowhani vows to bring those behind plane’s downing to ‘justice’

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani. Photo: EPA-EFE

Iranians light candles for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 during a gathering in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. - Iran said it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile. President Hassan Rouhani said a military probe into the tragedy had found "missiles fired due to human error" brought down the Boeing 737, calling it an "unforgivable mistake". (Photo by - / AFP)

Iran blames human error as it admits it shot down Ukrainian plane, after days of denial

Rescuers work at the site of the crash in Tehran on January 8, 2020. Photo: AP

epa08118976 (FILE) - Head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division Amir Ali Hajizadeh speaks to media during a presser in Tehran, Iran, 21 September 2019 (reissued 11 January 2020). The Iranian military released a statement on 11 January claiming that Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 was shot down by Iran due to a human error. Amir Ali Hajizadeh said he took full responsibility for the incident, in which 176 people died. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Members of Montreal's Iranian community attend a vigil, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2019 in downtown Montreal. It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board, U.S., Canadian and British officials declared Thursday. They said the fiery missile strike could well have been a mistake amid rocket launches and high tension throughout the region. (Andrej Ivanov/The Canadian Press via AP)

A flight recorder, also known as a black box, purportedly recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner, Boeing 737-800, is seen in Teheran, Iran January 10, 2019. IRIB VIA WANA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO USE IRAN. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. IRAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN IRAN. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

An airport employee looks at the tributes inside Borispil international airport outside in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, for the flight crew of the Ukrainian 737-800 plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran. Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its own missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called on the U.S. and Canada to share any information they have on the crash, which killed all 176 people on board. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

This handout picture taken and released Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on January 11, 2020, shows the President Volodymyr Zelensky during a television address to the nation in Kiev. - Iran said on January 11, 2020, it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /HO/ Ukrainian Presidential Press Service" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

FILE PHOTO: Red Crescent workers check the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane, that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/File Photo

Debris of the crashed Ukraine International Airlines flight seen on January 8, 2020 in Tehran. Photo: Social media video via Reuters

Did Iran shoot down Ukraine plane? Experts fear crash site compromised

A flight recorder, also known as a black box, purportedly recovered from the crashed Ukrainian Boeing 737-800, is seen in Tehran on Friday. Photo: IRIB/WANA via Reuters

General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from a social media video via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Iran denies missile downed plane, demands data from US and Canada

Rescue teams work amid the debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

This handout picture provided by the Iranian civil Aviation Organization (CAO) on January 9, 2020 shows Iranian and Ukrainian aviation experts meeting in Tehran to investigate the circumstances of the crash of Ukrainian Boeing 737. - Iranian authorities have said a Ukrainian airliner, which crashed outside Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, turned back after suffering a problem, as Ukrainian experts joined the investigation. Both Canada and the United States called for a full investigation to determine the cause of Wednesday's crash, which came shortly after Tehran launched missiles at US troops in Iraq in response to the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone strike in Baghdad. (Photo by HO / IRAN CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (CAO) / AFP)

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Tehran admitted early Saturday that it had ‘unintentionally’ shot down the jet after a missile operator mistook the plane for a cruise missile



Iranian President Hassan Rowhani vows to bring those behind plane’s downing to ‘justice’

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Tehran admitted early Saturday that it had ‘unintentionally’ shot down the jet after a missile operator mistook the plane for a cruise missile

Tehran admitted early Saturday that it had ‘unintentionally’ shot down the jet after a missile operator mistook the plane for a cruise missile