After initial denials of responsibility, having been confronted with mounting evidence, Iran finally acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet earlier this week, killing all 176 people aboard.
Flight PS752 disaster
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Mourners weep during a vigil for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 which crashed in Iran during a vigil at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario on Jan. 9, 2020. - A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Jan. 8 killing all 176 people on board, in a disaster striking a region rattled by heightened military tensions.
