Reuters, Kiev

Sat Jan 11, 2020 04:35 PM
Last update on: Sat Jan 11, 2020 04:49 PM

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Presidents of Ukraine, Iran to discuss downed plane

Sat Jan 11, 2020 04:35 PM
Last update on: Sat Jan 11, 2020 04:49 PM

Reuters, Kiev

Sat Jan 11, 2020 04:35 PM Last update on: Sat Jan 11, 2020 04:49 PM

Mourners attend a vigil in memory of Iranian student Amir Moradi, who was killed in the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on January 10, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Alex Filipe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to hold a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Tehran said it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the Ukrainian president’s office said.

The Ukrainian passenger airplane travelling to Kiev crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

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Iran had previously denied any responsibility.

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