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Presidents of Ukraine, Iran to discuss downed plane

News Service
13:35 - 11/01/2020 Saturday
Update: 13:46 - 11/01/2020 Saturday
REUTERS
File photo: Rouhani - Zelenskiy
File photo: Rouhani - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to hold a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Tehran said it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the Ukrainian president's office said.

The Ukrainian passenger airplane travelling to Kiev crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

Iran had previously denied any responsibility.

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