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After Denial, Iran Now Says It Shot Down Plane

NPR | By Peter Kenyon

Published January 11, 2020 at 7:48 AM EST

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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