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Civilian planes shot down: a grim history

Ron DePasquale

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New York | A Ukrainian airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down in Iran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 176 people. American officials believe that the Iranians brought down the airliner by mistake, with two missiles fired from an Iranian air defence system, the SA-15.

Rescue workers at the site of the Ukraine International Airlines crash on the outskirts of Tehran on Wednesday.  New York Times

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