Downing of Ukraine plane ‘unforgivable mistake’: Iranian President Rouhani
Investigations continue to identify and prosecute this great tragedy, said the president
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 4, 2019/Reuters
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said his country "deeply regrets" the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, which he described as "a great tragedy & unforgivable mistake".
"Armed Forces' internal investigation has concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane and death of 176 innocent people," he added on Twitter.
"Investigations continue to identify & prosecute this great tragedy & unforgivable mistake."
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