BORIS JOHNSON has hailed Iran’s admission that it shot down an Ukrainian passenger jet as an “important first step”.
The passenger jet was shot down on January 8, killing 176 people, four of whom were British nationals. Initially, Iran had denied any wrongdoing in the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines PS752 but following an investigation, the Islamic Republic admitted “unintentionally” firing on the jet on Friday.In a statement today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson labelled the revelation as a key first step but has called for an investigation to take place.
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