Iran says those responsible for downing plane will be brought to justice

11 Jan 2020 • 3:22 PM MYT
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Security inspection at the site where the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. — Wana pic via Reuters

TEHRAN, Jan 11 — Those responsible for shooting down the Ukrainian jet in Tehran this week would “immediately” be brought before military justice, the general staff of the Iranian armed forces said today.

“We assure you that by pursuing fundamental reforms in operational processes at the armed forces’ level we will make it impossible to repeat such errors,” the general staff added in a press release. — AFP