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Post by Honoria on Jan 7, 2020 23:17:11 GMT -5
Terrorist attack? Ukrainian plane carrying 180 passengers crashed outside Tehran airport: Iran state media
Danielle WallaceBy Danielle Wallace | Fox News A Ukrainian airplane carrying 180 people -- including passengers and crew -- crashed Wednesday morning shortly after takeoff near the airport in Tehran, according to Iranian state-run television. There was no immediate information about casualties, according to The Associated Press. The state TV report said the plane had taken off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport. Mechanical issues were blamed. Social media posts suggested the plane was en route to Kyiv. An investigation team was at the site of the crash in southwestern outskirts of Tehran, civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh said. The crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. link
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Post by OmegaMan on Jan 8, 2020 1:38:02 GMT -5
EMP attack? Seems too coincidental.
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Post by OmegaMan on Jan 8, 2020 1:58:31 GMT -5
Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737 with 176 aboard crashes in Tehran hours after Iran's attack on US bases - sparking speculation it has been accidentally shot down as video shows plane in flames BEFORE hitting ground
Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 carrying 176 people crashed near Tehran Wednesday morning All 167 passengers and nine crew on board the plane heading for Kiev died according to Iranian state media The airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down around Parand, 60 kilometres south-west of the Iranian capital Imam Khomeini International Airport, told Fars News Agency the plane suffered technical problems Flight data shows the plane reached an altitude of 2.4 km and then disappeared three minutes after take-off Video appeared to show the footage of a Ukrainian plane on fire as it fell from the sky into a farm field Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky expressed condolences from his Middle Eastern vacation in Oman The crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces, in retaliation for the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani By ROD ARDEHALI FOR MAILONLINE and LEAH SIMPSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 22:31 EST, 7 January 2020 | UPDATED: 01:45 EST, 8 January 2020 A Ukrainian passenger plane carrying 170 passengers and crew has crashed near Tehran just hours after Iran launched a missile attack on US bases in Iraq in revenge for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. Iranian state media reported the Kiev-bound Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 - Boeing 737 -crashed in the early hours of Wednesday morning just three minutes after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 167 passengers and nine crew on board. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by maybetoday on Jan 8, 2020 22:40:42 GMT -5
Iran makes surprise statement after crash: We won't hand over black boxes
Iranian official does not specify whether box would be given to other countries, but the shunning of the US manufacturer appears to be in retaliation to US economic sanctions. by Dean Shmuel Elmas , Ilan Gattegno , Shimon Yaish , Reuters , Israel Hayom Staff Published on 01-08-2020 17:36 Last modified: 01-08-2020 17:40 Iran's Khamenei renews ban on talks with US Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with a group of school and university students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2019 | Photo: Official Khamenei website/Handout via Reuters The two black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran early on Wednesday were found, Iranian state television reported, but hours later an Iranian official said it would not let the US look into the data they recorded. Iran's head of civil aviation said the Islamic republic "will not give the black boxes of the crashed Ukrainian airliner to Boeing." The official did not say if the boxes would be given to anyone outside the country, but the shunning of the US manufacturer appears to be in retaliation to US economic sanctions that have prevented Iran from acquiring new aircraft. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed earlier on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard shortly after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport. The Iranian decision adds mystery to the circumstances of the crash, which happened almost at the same time as Iran was firing missiles on an American base in Iraq, in retaliation for the killing of Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, one of Iran's most powerful military entities and a crucial tool in spreading its regional influence. Suleimani, who was a designated terrorist by the US government, was killed in a targeted drone strike last week in Iraq. The Trump administration said he had been planning an imminent attack against US interests. link
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Post by Midnight on Jan 9, 2020 4:14:18 GMT -5
Plane caught fire mid-air, attempted to turn around: Iran issues initial report on Ukrainian airliner crash
9 Jan, 2020 08:35 Plane caught fire mid-air, attempted to turn around: Iran issues initial report on Ukrainian airliner crash 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. © WANA/Nazanin Tabatabaee via Reuters A Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran was on fire and tried to turn around before crashing, Iranian investigators have said in a preliminary report. Iran has invited all relevant parties to participate in the probe. Eyewitnesses observed a fire on the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 while it was still airborne, Iran's civil aviation organization noted. The aircraft attempted to return to Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport before crashing, killing all 176 people on board, the organization said. The Iranian investigators confirmed that no distress calls or messages were received from the pilot before the plane hit the ground. Ali Abedzadeh, who leads the civil aviation organization, stated that all relevant countries have been invited to send representatives to help carry out the ongoing investigation into what caused Wednesday's crash. His organization said that all of its findings would be published and publicly available. Ukraine had initially issued a statement claiming that the crash was due to an engine fire, but later retracted the statement. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his government was considering several possible causes of accident, but urged the public against speculating and spreading conspiracy theories. Kiev has already dispatched investigators to Iran, according to reports. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry revealed that the crash victims included 82 Iranians, 11 Ukrainians, 63 Canadians, four Afghans, three Germans, three British nationals and 10 Swedes. The crash occurred shortly after an Iranian missile attack on US bases in Iraq, prompting theories that Tehran may have accidentally shot down the plane. However, five security sources told Reuters that the initial assessment of Western intelligence agencies was that the aircraft had suffered from a mechanical malfunction. link
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Post by Midnight on Jan 9, 2020 4:22:13 GMT -5
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Post by Midnight on Jan 9, 2020 4:30:21 GMT -5
Iran won’t hand over black boxes from Ukraine airliner that crashed, killing 176
Amid speculation that accident was linked to missile barrage, Tehran officials insist engine trouble was the cause, but Boeing says 737 was in good condition with experienced crew By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES 8 January 2020, 2:23 pm 5 29,449 Iran is refusing to hand over for analysis the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran to the plane’s manufacturer Boeing, Iranian media said Wednesday. The crash, whose cause is still unclear, came shortly after an Iranian missile barrage on US forces in Iraq. “We will not give the black boxes to the manufacturer (Boeing) and the Americans,” Iran Civil Aviation Organization head Ali Abedzadeh was quoted by the Mehr News Agency as saying. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by schwartzie on Jan 9, 2020 16:43:35 GMT -5
This is looking more and more like it was NOT an accident. Missile strike, terrorist attack, engine explosion among main theories on Boeing crash in Iran – Ukraine's Security Council
9 Jan, 2020 09:28 / Updated 8 hours ago Get short URL Missile strike, terrorist attack, engine explosion among main theories on Boeing crash in Iran – Ukraine's Security Council Debris of Ukraine International Airlines' plane © Global Look Press / Rouzbeh Fouladi / Source: ZUMAPRESS.com Kiev will establish if its airliner, which crashed near Tehran with 176 on board, was hit by a ‘Russian-made’ missile, collided with a drone, or was targeted by terrorists, a Ukrainian security council official has said. Ukraine has sent dozens of investigators to Iran to look into possible causes of the crash, including “an explosion inside the plane following a terrorist attack,” collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle, or a direct hit by “a surface-to-air missile,” Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the security council, told Censor news outlet. Kiev is now in talks with Tehran regarding access to the crash site, the official added. They said investigators will search it for any “wreckage of a Russian-[made] Tor missile,” referring to allegations that popped up on social media. Iran has acquired 29 Tor-M1 missile systems over a decade ago, receiving delivery of the final batch in 2007. Developed back in Soviet Union, the all-weather, short-range system has been immensely popular with armies across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. That claim may not sit well with Iran’s preliminary findings, which it disclosed earlier in the day. The country’s civil aviation authority said the Boeing 737-800, operated by Ukraine International Airlines, caught fire when it was airborne. Pilots tried to return to Imam Khomeini airport from which they departed, but to no avail. They made no distress calls during the emergency, it has emerged. On Wednesday, Ukraine had initially suggested that the crash was due to an engine fire or another technical issue, but later retracted the statement. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky cautioned the public against spreading conspiracy theories and speculating on what could have cause the crash – which has already been named the deadliest in the history of modern Ukraine. More at link
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Post by schwartzie on Jan 9, 2020 16:46:31 GMT -5
It Looks Increasingly Likely That Iran Accidentally Shot Down That Ukrainian Airliner Posted at 1:02 pm on January 8, 2020 by streiff It Looks Increasingly Likely That Iran Accidentally Shot Down That Ukrainian Airliner Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Last night was full of drama. Iran let off contemptible and laughable Potemkin attacks on two facilities that housed a small number of US personnel (the installation with the most US personnel, Balad airbase, was not hit) Full story with tweets and pictures at link
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Post by shalom on Jan 9, 2020 17:42:05 GMT -5
CONFIRMED! Flight 752 SHOT DOWN By Iran Resulting in “Collateral Damage” Loss of 63 Canadian Lives!!
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Post by J.J.Gibbs on Jan 10, 2020 2:04:43 GMT -5
New video shows 'missile' hit Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737 before it crashed killing 176 - after Trump and Trudeau both said attack was a 'mistake' while Iran accuses the West of 'psychological warfare' as it DENIES it blew jet out of the sky
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 on board Footage emerged on Thursday which appears to show a missile hitting the jet before it went down US intelligence are 'confident' the airliner was shot down by Iran after detecting two missile launches Pentagon officials said missiles likely fired in error by crews on alert for US response to Iran rocket strike President Trump said: 'Somebody could have made a mistake. I have a feeling something terrible happened' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later echoed Trump's concerns, saying that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the and that the strike 'may have been unintentional' Iran claims that the crash was the result of mechanical error and that black box may have been 'damaged' An Iranian official called reports of the missile being fired by its own military 'psychological warfare' The plane was carrying 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, three Britons, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans and three Germans By MEGAN SHEETS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and CHRIS PLEASANCE and TIM STICKINGS and WILL STEWART FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 14:58 EST, 9 January 2020 | UPDATED: 16:58 EST, 9 January 2020 Chilling new video appears to show the moment an Iranian missile hit a Ukrainian passenger plane just before it crashed, killing all 176 people on board. The footage emerged Thursday afternoon, hours after President Donald Trump revealed he has serious doubts the crash was caused by mechanical failure, as Iranian officials have claimed. 'It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood. Somebody could have made a mistake,' Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. 'I have a feeling that something very terrible happened, very devastating.' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later echoed Trump's concerns, saying that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the and that the strike 'may have been unintentional'. Trudeau said Canadian and allied intelligence supports that conclusion. He declined to get into the specific intelligence, but said it appeared it was a surface-to-air missile that struck the plane. 'The intelligence evidence suggests very clearly a possible and probable cause for the crash,' Trudeau told a news conference. Soon after Trudeau and Trump spoke out, Iran issued a statement denying that the airliner was struck by a missile. 'All these reports are a psychological warfare against Iran,' Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said, according to state TV. 'All those countries whose citizens were aboard the plane can send representatives and we urge Boeing to send its representative to join the process of investigating the black box.' However, US intelligence officials are 'confident' that Iran shot down the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by mistake, one official told the New York Times. The official said two missiles had been fired from an Iranian air defense system, the SA-15, shortly before an explosion came from the jet. Two Pentagon officials added that the missiles were likely launched in error by Iranian anti-aircraft crews awaiting a US response to Iran's rocket strikes against American bases in Iraq hours earlier, according to Newsweek. The plane, a Boeing 737-800 en route from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport to Kyiv's Boryspil International Airport, encountered a problem moments after takeoff in the early hours of Wednesday. The latest video appears to show a missile hitting the plane as it flew over Parand, the area where it stopped transmitting its signal before the crash. A small explosion occurred when the missile struck but the plane did not explode. It continued flying for several minutes and turned back toward the airport while engulfed in flames before it exploded and crashed quickly. If Iran is responsible for the incident, it would be hugely embarrassing for the nation which had sought to avoid killing anybody in Wednesday's strikes. Eighty-two of the plane's passengers were Iranians. It could also spark fresh tensions in the Middle East just a day after Trump said Iran seemed to be 'standing down'., as the plane was also carrying 63 Canadians, three Britons, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans and three Germans. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by shalom on Jan 10, 2020 18:26:02 GMT -5
Six of the people in the Iranian plane were NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS!!
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Post by Berean on Jan 11, 2020 2:49:53 GMT -5
Iran admits it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian airliner, killing 176
After denying responsibility, Tehran says its military targeted the plane, blames ‘human error’; crash came hours after Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq By AGENCIES and TOI STAFF Today, 5:59 am 4 Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2020 (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi) Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week outside Tehran, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible. The plane was shot down early Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing US troops in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in an American airstrike in Baghdad. No one was wounded in the attack on the bases. A military statement carried by Iranian state media said the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military center” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The military was at its “highest level of readiness,” it said, amid the heightened tensions with the United States. Full story at link
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Post by Midnight on Jan 11, 2020 4:08:49 GMT -5
The moment the 'missile' hit the Ukranian plane over Tehran
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