Iran announced Friday night (Saturday, local time) that its army "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian plane that was damaged this week causing the deaths of 176 people on board, reports the AP agency.
In a statement transmitted by Iranian state television, the country blamed a "human error" for the demolition.
The plane, a Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines, fell on the outskirts of Tehran during take-off, just hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles against US forces.
Iran had denied for several days that a missile of its own had shot down the aircraft.
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