Ukrainian plane shot down: Tehran announces compensation for families of victims

Relatives of victims at the memorial in Kiev, Ukraine on January 8, 2021, a year after the Ukrainian plane crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, shot down by Iranian armed forces.

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Two years after the crash of a Ukrainian plane hit by two missiles near Tehran, Iran said it will pay $ 150,000 to the families of each of the 176 passengers and crew who died at the time. 

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With our correspondent in Tehran,

The announcement came on the eve of the anniversary of

 when a Canadian court ordered the payment of 74 million euros to the families of six passengers on the plane.

Eight months ago, when the same tribunal concluded that Iran had committed a "terrorist" act by shooting down this airliner, Tehran

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In its final report published last March, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization laundered its armed forces by speaking of human error.

A pending trial on responsibility for the attack

Two years ago, in retaliation for the assassination of General

, the head of the Al-Quds force of the Revolutionary Guards, by the Americans in Baghdad, Iran fired a dozen missiles against two American bases. in Iraq.

According to Tehran, the operator of the Iranian anti-missile system then confused the Ukrainian plane with an American missile, believing in a counterattack by the United States. 

Most of the passengers were Iranians with Canadian nationality, Ukrainians, but also Swedes and British.

A few days ago, the Iranian president asked that the payment of this money be accelerated.

At the same time, a trial is taking place in Tehran on responsibility for the attack. 

► See also: Boeing shot down over Tehran: Iran "lies", say UN investigators

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