NEW: Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake, sources say
The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S.
Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 people crashed near Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, killing everyone on board.The incident was first reported by Iranian semi-official media outlets, which cited the country's Red Crescent Society as assessing that the initial cause appeared to be mechanical failure.
Other potential scenarios involved a collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle or another flying object, technical malfunction and a terrorist attack.
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