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Iranian people gather to show their sympathy to the victims of the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian people gather to show their sympathy to the victims of the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Protests erupt again in Iran after admission of plane strike

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Protesters piled pressure on Iran’s leadership today with demands for top authorities to quit after the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when it had feared U.S.

A woman places flowers at a memorial for the flight crew members of the Ukrainian International Airlines plane that crashed in Iran, at the Boryspil International airport outside Kiev, Ukraine yesterday. (Reuters photo)
A woman places flowers at a memorial for the flight crew members of the Ukrainian International Airlines plane that crashed in Iran, at the Boryspil International airport outside Kiev, Ukraine yesterday. (Reuters photo)

‘Disastrous mistake’: Iran acknowledges shooting down Ukrainian airliner

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said yesterday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a “disastrous mistake,” saying air defences were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies

DUBAI/CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Oman’s ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers, died yesterday and the Gulf state’s high military council called on the ruling family to convene to choose a successor, state media said.

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