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Iran confirms two Russian-made missiles hit Ukrainian airliner

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January 21, 2020 at 9:54 a.m. EST
Debris from Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a Boeing 737-800, is shown in this image obtained from a social media video, Jan. 8, 2020, on the outskirts of Tehran. (Social Media/Via Reuters)

DUBAI — Iran confirmed in a report released Tuesday that two Russian-made antiaircraft missiles hit a Ukrainian airliner that was shot down on Jan. 8, killing all 176 aboard.

While Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had previously admitted it shot down the plane, the report marked the first official acknowledgment that two missiles struck the aircraft, matching amateur videos that surfaced after the Boeing 737-800 went down.