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Iran Forced Into Telling Truth About Doomed Flight

VOA News

   Iranian officials told the truth about the circumstances of a Ukrainian
   jetliner crash only after it became apparent that the evidence on the
   ground from the doomed flight would not allow the Iranians to continue
   to lie, according to a leading U.S. newspaper.

   The plane crashed Wednesday, but Iran did not reveal that it had shot
   down the aircraft, killing all 176 on board, until Saturday.

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