Iran Confesses To ‘Unintentionally’ Shooting Down Ukrainian Commercial Plane That Killed 176 People

Iran announced Saturday (local time) that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible. The plane was shot down early Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing U.S. troops in via IFTTT