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Iran charges 10 in relation to shooting down of Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran concluded that the deadly strike last year was the result of an air defense mistake, but Ukraine has so far rejected this conclusion.
People hold signs with images of the victims of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, which was shot down near Tehran by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as family and friends gather to take part in a march to mark the first anniversary, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 8, 2021. Canada and other nations whose citizens died in the tragedy called on Tehran to come clean about the tragedy and "deliver justice" for the victims' families.

An Iranian military prosecutor announced indictments for 10 people on Tuesday over the deadly shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last year.

Ghulam Abbas Turki did not provide many further details on the charges and described the indictees as “responsible.” He said there would be a trial this year, the state Iranian Students’ News Agency reported.

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