Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people — including 55 Canadians. The report said the surface-to-air missile battery that targeted the Boeing 737-800 had been relocated and was not properly reoriented. The report notes that the Ukrainian flight had done nothing out of the ordinary up until the missile launch, with its transponder and other data being broadcast. "At the time of firing the first missile, the aircraft was flying at a normal altitude and trajectory," the report said. The report put the blame entirely on the crew of the missile battery.

Source: CBC News July 12, 2020 14:37 UTC