Canadian PM Trudeau cites multiple reports claiming Iran downed Ukrainian plane

Canian PM Justin Trudeau, on Friday, dressed media and cited reports from various intelligence ncies to state that crashed Ukrainian passenger plane was in fact brought down by an Iranian missile. He ded that “this may well have been unintentional”. Iran, on or hand, quashed all ories and claims of this possibility terming it as an “illogical rumour”. 

63 Canian citizens killed in crash 

Out of 176 people who were killed on board, 63 were Canian citizens and y were expecting to fly on to Toronto from Kyiv. Media reports quote US intelligence sources, who claimed that Ukranian aircraft could have been mistaken for a US warplane by Iranians. US intelligence also stated that a satellite detected infrared "blips" of two missile launches, followed by ar blip of an explosion. 

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US officials on plane crash 

US President Donald Trump, in a statement, blamed Iran for striking down Ukranian aircraft. However, as per reports,  US officials have denied naming  intelligence ncy that y have been citing. Iranian intelligence report, on or hand, blamed  technical malfunction in Ukranian aircraft as a reason for crash. 

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Ukraine, out of all intelligence ncies investigating matter, claimed that re were several working ories regarding crash and re is surety wher Iranian missile hit aircraft.  

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Iran Quashes Claims Of Missile Hitting Ukrainian Plane

Iran on Thursday denied  “illogical rumours” claiming that Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran on was hit by a missile. Local media reports quoted he of Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation, Ali Abedzeh saying that it is scientifically impossible that a missile hit Ukrainian plane. He shrugged off claims by terming that as rumours. 

(Im Source: AP)

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