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Iran arrests "some" over Ukrainian plane crash: spokesman
January 14, 2020
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Judiciary spokesman said here Tuesday that the Islamic republic has arrested some people related to the crash of a recent Ukrainian passenger plane over Tehran's sky, official IRNA news agency reported.
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Rescuers work at the air crash site of a Boeing 737 Ukrainian passenger plane in Parand district, southern Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)[/caption]
"So far, comprehensive investigations have been carried out from the relevant people, and every day until late night, the expert teams of the Judiciary are busy interrogating, investigating and collecting documents," Gholamhossein Esmaili made the remarks at a press conference.
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People attend a vigil outside Vancouver Art Gallery for victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane crash in Vancouver, Canada, Jan. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)[/caption]
He said that the black box of the plane is sent to France to be decoded. In reading the data on the black box, Iranian and Ukrainian experts will be participated.
The data to be extracted from the black box will help "significantly" to the investigation process, he said.
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People light candles during a mourning ceremony for the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)[/caption]
He noted that "the Judiciary is after unearthing the fact and practicing justice."
On Wednesday, Iran shot down a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 passenger plane wherein 176 people were killed. The armed forces said that the plane was brought down due to "human error." ■
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