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(Eagle News) — Iran admitted that it had “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 people after the jet flew close to a “sensitive military center.” The statement by the Iran military was read on state TV, and was immediately reported by various news agencies. It said that people responsible for this would be held accountable. Iran’s armed forces said it mistook the Ukraine jet that just took off from an airport in Tehran […]
by Daphne BENOIT and Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A Boeing passenger jet crashed in Iran early on January 8, hours after Tehran had launched a barrage of missiles at bases housing American troops in Iraq, in retaliation for the killing of commander Qasem Soleimani in a US strike. All 176 on board the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 — mainly Iranian-Canadian dual nationals but also Ukrainians, Afghans, Britons […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that there was now “a body of information” that the Ukrainian Boeing 747 that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was brought down by an Iranian missile. His comments follow a similar message by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “There is now a body of information that the flight was shot down by an Iranian Surface to Air Missile. This […]
by Dave Chan Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday multiple intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 on board, including 63 Canadians. Trudeau’s comments came as video emerged that appeared to show the moment the airliner was hit. That and other footage posted on social media increasingly pointed to a catastrophic mistake by Tehran’s air […]
(Eagle News) — Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said that the Ukrainian airliner that had crashed shortly after take-off in Tehran resulting in the death of all 176 people on board, tried to turn back to the airport after experiencing a problem. The Iranian Civil Aviation Organization even said that initial probe showed that the aircraft had experienced difficulties as it was leaving the airport zone, and was even “on fire”. “The plane, which was initially […]
by John BIERS Agence France Presse The latest tragic plane crash involving another Boeing aircraft adds to the travails facing the company after its 737 MAX was grounded nearly a year ago following two deadly crashes. Details were limited Wednesday about the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines plane, a Boeing 737-800, near Tehran that killed 176 people. Yet the latest bad news involving a Boeing plane weighed on company shares, which were down 1.3 […]
All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. State news agency IRNA said 167 passengers and nine crew members were on board the aircraft operated by Ukraine International Airlines. “Obviously it is impossible that passengers” on flight PS-752 are alive, the head of Red Crescent told semi-official news agency ISNA, putting the number of people on board […]
(Eagle News)-No Filipino was on board the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan last Friday. Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta, who has jurisdiction over Kazakhstan, said it was the emergency committee of the Ministry of Interior of that country that gave the information about Bek Air Flight Number Z92100. At least 14 people died after the plane “fell off the radar” right after it took off from Almaty airport. “We would like to express our deepest […]
(Eagle News)–The owner of the medical evacuation plane that crashed in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 1, has promised to shoulder the funeral expenses of those who died. “For now, ang focus namin is two things. Number one, get our crew and passengers with their loved ones. Number two, those requiring medical attention as a result of this particular accident to have adequate medical attention,” Lester Ople, Lion Air lawyer, added in an interview over […]
Two injured (Eagle News)–Nine people were killed while two others were hurt after a plane crashed in a private resort in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 1. A police report said the identities of the cadavers recovered from the wreckage of the 11-seater plane that crashed in Agojo Private Resort inside Miramonte Subdivision around 3 p.m. have yet to be established. The report said, however, that based on the flight manifest, the King Air 350 […]
At least two reported injured (Eagle News)–A private plane crashed in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 1. Two people were reportedly injured after the two-seater plane crashed at Agojo private resort in Purok 6, Miramonte Subdivision, Barangay Pansol around 3 p.m. The crash caused an explosion and a fire, a police report said. Authorities are still probing the incident.
(Eagle News)–Two people were injured after a plane crashed off Nasugbu, Batangas on Saturday, Aug. 31. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the plane, a PA 23-250 Piper Aztec, driven by Eugene Avila, 65, and co-piloted by Armando Ducat, 25, was on its way to Sangley Point, Cavite when it experienced fuel system failure and crashed off Barangay Papaya in Nasugbu around 1 p.m. The plane, which had come from Kuyu, Palawan, […]
