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Iran: Air defence commander jailed over Ukraine plane tragedy


Issue 1167 - 24 Apr 2023 | 1 minute read

An unnamed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) air defence commander has been sentenced by a Tehran military court to 13 years in prison for their role in the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS 752 shortly after it took off from Tehran in January 2018.

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