Evidence Shows Iranian Missile Downed Ukraine Plane
2020-01-10
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1Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Thursday that evidence suggests an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian plane on Tuesday.
2He added that the strike may have been an accident.
3The plane went down after it took off from Tehran's main airport.
4All 176 people on board were killed. At least 62 were Canadian.
5Trudeau did not give details about the evidence.
6But he said a surface-to-air missile appeared to strike the plane.
7Earlier, two United States officials said it is very possible that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile shot down the plane.
8The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
9They did not explain why Iran would shoot down the plane.
10One U.S. official told the Reuters News Agency that U.S. satellites had recorded the launch of two missiles just before the plane crashed.
11The launch was followed by an explosion.
12Two U.S. officials told Reuters they believe the missiles were launched "accidentally."
13These officials all spoke anonymously.
14U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the issue at a news conference this morning.
15He dismissed Iranian claims that the plane suffered a mechanical failure.
16"Somebody make a mistake on the other side," Trump said, adding, "Some people said it was mechanical. I personally don't believe that is even a question."
17Iran has asked the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States to assist in the investigation.
18The request came through the International Civil Aviation Organization, anonymous sources told The New York Times.
19Investigators from Iran's Civil Aviation Organization offered no explanation for the disaster.
20Iranian officials first said the crash was caused by a technical problem.
21Ukrainian officials agreed.
22Then, Ukrainian officials appeared to back away from the Iranian decision.
23They said they could not come to a conclusion while the investigation was ongoing.
24Ukraine said a missile strike could be one of several possible causes of the crash.
25Oleksiy Danilov is secretary of Ukraine's Security Council.
26Danilov also said there are other possible causes being considered, such as some kind of flying object hitting the plane, a terrorist attack, or a mechanical problem.
27However, no terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the plane was only three and a half years old.
28The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops.
29The attack answered the killing in Iraq last week of an Iranian general by a U.S. airstrike.
30Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he planned to call Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about the crash and the investigation.
31"Undoubtedly, the priority for Ukraine is to identify the causes of the plane crash," Zelenskiy said.
32"We will surely find out the truth."
33I'm Kelly Jean Kelly.
1Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Thursday that evidence suggests an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian plane on Tuesday. He added that the strike may have been an accident. 2The plane went down after it took off from Tehran's main airport. All 176 people on board were killed. At least 62 were Canadian. 3Trudeau did not give details about the evidence. But he said a surface-to-air missile appeared to strike the plane. 4Earlier, two United States officials said it is very possible that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile shot down the plane. 5The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. They did not explain why Iran would shoot down the plane. 6One U.S. official told the Reuters News Agency that U.S. satellites had recorded the launch of two missiles just before the plane crashed. The launch was followed by an explosion. Two U.S. officials told Reuters they believe the missiles were launched "accidentally." These officials all spoke anonymously. 7U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the issue at a news conference this morning. He dismissed Iranian claims that the plane suffered a mechanical failure. 8"Somebody make a mistake on the other side," Trump said, adding, "Some people said it was mechanical. I personally don't believe that is even a question." 9Iran has asked the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States to assist in the investigation. The request came through the International Civil Aviation Organization, anonymous sources told The New York Times. 10Investigators from Iran's Civil Aviation Organization offered no explanation for the disaster. 11Iranian officials first said the crash was caused by a technical problem. Ukrainian officials agreed. Then, Ukrainian officials appeared to back away from the Iranian decision. They said they could not come to a conclusion while the investigation was ongoing. 12Ukraine said a missile strike could be one of several possible causes of the crash. Oleksiy Danilov is secretary of Ukraine's Security Council. Danilov also said there are other possible causes being considered, such as some kind of flying object hitting the plane, a terrorist attack, or a mechanical problem. 13However, no terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the plane was only three and a half years old. 14The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops. The attack answered the killing in Iraq last week of an Iranian general by a U.S. airstrike. 15Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he planned to call Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about the crash and the investigation. 16"Undoubtedly, the priority for Ukraine is to identify the causes of the plane crash," Zelenskiy said. "We will surely find out the truth." 17I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. 18The Associated Press reported this story. Susan Shand adapted it for Learning English. Kelly Jean Kelly was the editor. 19_______________________________________________________________ 20Words in This Story 21anonymity - n. not named or identified 22aviation - n. airplane manufacture, development, and design 23priority - n. something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first