Iran has sent the black box of the Ukrainian passenger jet that its armed forces mistakenly shot down in January to France for reading, an Iranian semi-official news agency said Saturday. Iran accidentally shot down the Boeing 737-800 in January, killing all 176 people aboard, including 55 Canadians. Iran initially denied responsibility for the incident, but later admitted its role in downing the jetliner. Baharvand also said the black box will be read in Paris on Monday. Iran initially blamed the crash on technical problems and only acknowledged shooting down the plane days later.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 10:16 UTC