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Originally Posted by Bigtime
Oh boy, only being reported by Newsweek so far (I'd wait for more confirmation from other sources):
"The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek."
"The aircraft is believed to have been struck by a Russia-built Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system, known to NATO as Gauntlet, the three officials told Newsweek."
https://www.newsweek.com/iranians-sh...ources-1481313 |
If I were to ever be in a plane that got shot down, I only hope that I'm sitting in the direct impact site of the missile. I couldn't imagine the terror of those who had to sit helplessly and wait to die as the rest of the plane fell to the ground