A newly-surfaced video released by The New York Times and CNN among other foreign media outlets, appears to show the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit by a missile before crashing not far from Iran’s airport in Tehran on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.
Ukrainian International Airlines’ Kyiv-bound flight PS752 crashed minutes after takeoff from the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran on Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States (US) and Iran.
All 176 passengers on board were killed in the crash that came as Iran fired missiles at US forces in Iraq.
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The video is consistent with statements made by Canadian, US and UK officials, who said intelligence indicated that an Iranian missile brought down the airliner. They, however, say it may have been a mistake.
Iran, on the other hand, rejects the same and blames engine failure for the crash.
While it is unclear why the person was recording a video at the time, reports say it is possible that two missiles were fired, prompting the person filming to start recording. The New York Times also reported that the person started filming after hearing “some sort of shot fired”.
