Iran's military says it thought the Ukrainian passenger plane it shot down was a US military plane

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• The Iranian military said it mistook the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 as a "hostile target," following reports of US military planes in the area.
• The passenger plane bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, was taken down by an Iranian missile shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday. The crash killed all 176 passengers on board.
• Iran admitted on Saturday morning local time to accidentally downing the jet, blaming "human error."
• Iran initially denied responsibility and blamed the crash on a mechanical problem with the jet, a Boeing 737-800.
• The Iranian Armed Forces released a statement, further explaining the "error," saying that the Ukrainian jet approached a "sensitive military site of the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps], taking the shape and altitude of a hostile target," according to Sky News' Mark Stone.
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The Iranian military said it mistook the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 as a "hostile target," saying in a statement that there were reports of US military planes in the area.

The passenger plane bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, was downed by an Iranian missile shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday. The crash killed all 176 passengers on board.

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