Downing of Ukraine jet unforgivable mistake: Rouhani
Iran "deeply regrets" the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner earlier this week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a tweet today.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake," he wrote on Twitter. "My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.
My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences. https://t.co/4dkePxupzm— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) January 11, 2020
The investigation will continue, Rouhani wrote in a separate tweet.
On the other hand, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet that the Ukrainian plane crash earlier this week was caused by human error and "U.S. adventurism."
A sad day. Preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by Armed Forces:
Human error at time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster
Our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations.— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) January 11, 2020
"A sad day. Preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by Armed Forces: Human error at time of crisis caused by U.S. adventurism led to disaster," Zarif wrote on Twitter. "Our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations."
All 176 people aboard the airliner were killed in the crash shortly after takeoff.
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