Iran dismisses Canada report on downing of airline as ‘highly politicised’

Iran has admitted it shot down killing 176 people and blamed a "disastrous mistake"

June 25 (Reuters) – Iran criticized as “highly politicized” on Friday a report by a special Canadian forensic team that accused the country of incompetence and recklessness over the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane last year.

The report, published on Thursday, found that while the shooting down of Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752 was not premeditated, it did not absolve Iranian officials of responsibility for the incident. read more:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-dismisses-canada-report-downing-airline-highly-politicised-2021-06-25/