Ukraine demands punishment, compensation for airliner downed by Iran

This came after Tehran admitted accidentally downing the plane and killing all 176 people on board

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People look at the tributes inside Borispil international airport outside in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: AP/PTI
AFP | PTI Kiev
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 11 2020 | 3:11 PM IST

President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Saturday that Iran punish those responsible for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and pay compensation.

"We expect Iran... to bring the guilty to the courts," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook, calling also for the "payment of compensation" after Tehran admitted accidentally downing the plane and killing all 176 people on board.

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First Published: Jan 11 2020 | 1:15 PM IST

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