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After Denial, Iran Now Says It Shot Down Plane

NPR | By Peter Kenyon
Published January 11, 2020 at 6:48 AM CST

Iran has now admitted that its own military shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet Wednesday, killing all 176 people onboard.

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Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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