The Iranian air defense system was adopted by the Ukrainian aircraft for cruise missile
The air defense system of Iran adopted a Ukrainian Plane for a cruise missile, said at a press conference, the Commander of aerospace forces of Islamic revolution guards Corps Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
He added that the target was at a distance of 19 kilometers. The operator of the air defense system is disconnected from the command and report on the start It took on its own. He had 10 seconds to decide to shoot down the target or not, and, According Hajizade, He " made a bad choice ".
The commander noticed that the IRGC has full responsibility for happened and will agree with any decision regarding the perpetrators.
The Boeing 737 of the organization " Ukraine International airlines ", flying from Tehran to Kiev, crashed early in the morning on 8 January. Lost his life 176: 167 passengers from Afghanistan, Germany, Iran, Canada, Ukraine, great Britain and Sweden, and nine members of the crew (all Ukrainian).
Iranian authorities initially claimed that the ship caught fire and fell due to technical problems with the propulsion system. But this morning, the General staff of the Iranian military power acknowledged that it mistakenly shot down air defenses.
the General staff stressed that the human factor became a cause of error in conditions of increased combat readiness, in which the Iranian armed forces brought the confrontation with the United States after the assassination in Baghdad of General Qasem Soleimani. A few hours before the disaster Boeing, the Iranian military has launched rockets at American bases in Iraq and waited for a possible retaliation.
the head of Iran Hassan Rouhani has called the incident " a great tragedy and unforgivable mistake." He expressed condolences to the families of the victims, gave orders to have effect for payments of compensation and were promised that the proceedings will continue and the perpetrators will be punished.
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