Iranian Missile System Shot Down Ukraine Flight, Probably by Mistake (newsweek.com) 13 points by adventured 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] [dead] 6d6f6c6f6368 6y ago ↗ (((mistake))), Where is the outrage over the killing of around 200 civilians? Canadians? Ukrainians? Persians?
[–] sandstrom 6y ago ↗ A sad side-effect of escalation and high tension :/A Russian surface-to-air missile shot down a civilian, Malaysia-bound aircraft, during the invasion of Crimea in 2014 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17).Similarly, the US shot down an Iranian passenger jet in 1988, also killing everyone onboard (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655).
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 12.1 ms ] threadA Russian surface-to-air missile shot down a civilian, Malaysia-bound aircraft, during the invasion of Crimea in 2014 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17).
Similarly, the US shot down an Iranian passenger jet in 1988, also killing everyone onboard (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655).