Ukraine Says Missile or Terrorist Responsible for Iran Jet Crash

Security service says it has narrowed possible explanations
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By Arsalan Shahla, Daryna Krasnolutska, and Roger Hearing

January 9, 2020 at 5:16 PM UTC

Updated on

January 10, 2020 at 11:44 PM UTC

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Ukraine has concluded that either a missile or terrorist act is responsible for the crash of one of its jetliners in Iran.

The Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement posted on its website Friday that its chief, Ivan Bakanov, had convened a meeting of a special working group on Wednesday’s crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.