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proof suggests an Iranian Missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in the vicinity of Tehran, may be in error, the Western heads of state and government say.

Canada and the UK called for a full and thorough investigation into The Crash that killed all 176 people on Board.

Iran 's civil aviation chief, however, said he was "sure" that the plane was not hit by a Missile .

The Crash came only hours after Iran carried out Missile attacks on two air force bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq .

Iran is well-known, Russian-made Tor Missile defense systems

the US media have speculated that the timing of The Crash suggests that the plane may have been prepared in error for a US combat aircraft, such as the Iran for possible US revenge for the strike.

The Victims were 82 Iranian, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians and nationals of Sweden, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Germany.

Cbs News quoted U.S. intelligence sources say that a satellite detected infrared "blips" from two rocket launches, followed by another blip of an explosion.

Meanwhile, Newsweek quoted a Pentagon and senior U.S. intelligence officials, and an Iraqi intelligence officials that she believed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 meets a Russian-made Tor Missile .

seemed to be a rocket streaking across The Night sky over Tehran And Then explodes on contact with a plane. To hear about 10 seconds later, a loud explosion is on the ground. To Fly the plane, flames, and more.

< p > The Investigation continues into what caused The Crash

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had "suspicions" about what happened to the plane.

the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, the Western countries called to share their information about The Crash .

Who will be studied?

in the Midst of tensions, reinforced by the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on 3. In January, Iran said initially that it will not hand over the recovered black box flight Recorder of the Boeing would be. the aircraft to the manufacturer or the United States

However, an Iranian official later Reuters, the invited formally to participate in The Investigation said, and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed an investigator was assigned.

Boeing said it would, said the NTSB in the request, and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, it was also been invited to the scene of The Accident in Tehran.

Under the global rules of air travel has been involved in the Iran The Right to guide The Investigation , but the manufacturer's are generally.

the Iranian TV images later that day showed the removed Crash Site is.

What has been said about the possible Missile strike?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had information from several sources, indicating that the plane was shot down, the add of an Iranian ground-to-air Missile , that it was possible that this is intentional.

"This reinforces the need for a thorough investigation," he said. "The Canadians have questions and answers earn. "

But he said it was too early to blame or conclusions, and refused to go into detail, The Evidence .

The canadian had expected to be on The Flight , Fly to Toronto from Kiev.

the British Prime Minister , Boris Johnson echoed Mr. Trudeau's words and said.

Speaking in Canada, the British foreign Minister Dominic Raab said British nationals have been advised not to travel to Iran , "given the amount of information that the UIA flight 752 was shot down by an Iranian ground-to-air Missile , and the increased tensions".

Ukraine 's President met the members of The Crew -members on Thursday,

Newsweek sources quoted to say that Iran 's anti-aircraft systems were probably active after the attacks on the US airbases.

Two Pentagon had evaluated officials that The Incident was accidental, Newsweek added.

Earlier on Thursday, Oleksiy Danylov, The Secretary of the Ukrainian security and defense Council, that a goal of the Missile strike was one of the four possible causes are considered: The Others are:

Mr Danylov said Ukrainian investigators, which would include already in Iran , the experts worked on The Investigation .

What Iran has to say?

At a press conference on Friday, the Iran Civil Aviation organization (CAOI) chief Ali took Abedzadeh again his view that a Missile was not The Cause of The Crash .

"The Thing is clear to us, and that we can say with certainty that this aircraft was not hit by a Missile ," he told reporters.

"As I said Last Night , this plane for More Than a minute and a half was On Fire and in the air, and the position indicates that The Pilot tried to return. "

On Friday, government spokesman Ali Rabiei referred to the reports of a Missile strike as "psychological warfare".

'This would be an exceptional error'

A pattern of disturbing indications signs suggesting that The Flight PS752 may have been accidentally shot down by Iran 's own air defense.

While it is not unprecedented for air-defense systems, the witnesses In Conflict zones to shoot down The Flight , a would be an extraordinary error.

The aircraft had just arrived from an International Airport , it was a scheduled flight; and it should be easily recognizable.

But, exactly what is delivered to the operator of the Russian, from the Soviet-era Tor or SA-15/Gauntlet-system, as it is known, through the Nato - would have seen, is unclear.

All of this is extremely embarrassing for the Iranian authorities, and is only more difficult still, the politics involved, by the end of this tragedy.

What do we know?

Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 to Kiev had 167 passengers and nine Ukrainian crew on Board.

A team of Iran 's Red Crescent was searching in the rubble for victims

It was a good view, and when the plane went down near Iran 's capital, according to Flightradar24 air travel website. The officials of the airline said, The Crew were experienced.

Iran is the head of emergency operations, said 147 of The Victims were Iranian. That would mean that 65 of The Foreign nationals had two nationalities. The Ukrainian airline gave a Hotline number for more information about the passengers: +38-044-581-50-19.

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Source of news: bbc.com