Published 18:08 IST, January 10th 2020

Amid claims it downed Ukraine airliner, Iran says its black box may have 'technical fault'

Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority head, Ali Abedzadeh, said that Iran may need help to decode the black box on the Ukrainian airliner because it is damaged.

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Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority he, Ali Abedzeh, said that Iran may need help to decode black box on Ukrainian airliner PS752 because black box of crashed plane may have a technical fault. Abedzeh said that black box of Ukrainian flight 737 is damd. He ded that Ukrainian Aviation experts arrived in Tehran on Thursday and a brief session was conducted. According to international reports, Iranian official also said that y will start decoding data on January 10. He furr ded that in case available equipment is t eugh to get content, Tehran will outsource boxes to 'France or Cana' and result will be publicised to  world.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 crashed within minutes after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran on January 8 killing all 176 passengers and crew members aboard plane. reason for crash involving a Boeing 737-800 is under investigation. Iran's civil aviation authority claimed that flight's crash is due to technical issues but crash took place just after Iran launched missiles at US bases in Iraq.

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Abedzeh stated that if available equipment is t eugh to get data n Iran will outsource black boxes “ experts from France or Cana.” He said after proper speculation, outcome will be published and publicized to world. 
Iran has earlier denied sending its black boxes to US-based manufacturer, Boeing amid growing tensions. But Iran’s aviation ncy said it was conducting its investigation under international law and that it has “provided all relevant countries with necessary information since accident.” 

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Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that evidence suggested an Iranian missile brought down aircraft by accident. He claimed that y have intelligence from various sources including ir allies and intelligence. He ded that evidence indicates that plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. But government in Tehran has ruled out a missile strike by its air defences.

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Civil Aviation Authority of Iran claimed flight suffered a technical glitch shortly after take-off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. According to reports, rio distress call was me by pilot. Abedzeh ded that witnesses saw plane was on fire before crash. He said several domestic and foreign flights were flying in Iranian at same altitude of 8,000ft (2,400m). He ded that issue of missile's impact on aircraft cant be true. 

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18:08 IST, January 10th 2020