Iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a Ukrainian passenger jet near the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday. Its civil aviation chief said on Friday he was “certain” that the plane was not hit by a missile. He was responding to claims by Western leaders that evidence suggested the plane had been hit by a surface-to-air missile, possibly in error. A new video appeared to show a plane being hit by a projectile over Tehran. Black boxes contain the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, and could provide vital clues about what caused the crash.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 10, 2020 13:41 UTC