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Iran: 'Human Error' Caused Ukraine Crash

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   Iran claims "human error" was responsible for the downing of a
   Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this year that killed all 176 people
   on board.

   The Iranian Civil Aviation authority said late Saturday, "A failure
   occurred due to a human error in following the procedure" for aligning
   the radar.

   The misalignment caused a "107-degree error" in the system, Iran said.

   On the same night of the plane downing, Iran had launched a ballistic
   missile attack targeting U.S. soldiers in Iran.

   The attack was in response to the killing of one of Iran's top generals
   in a U.S. missile strike in Iraq.

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