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Iran will pay "$ 150,000 or the equivalent in euros" to each of the families of the 176 victims of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner shot down "by mistake" last January over Tehran, announced on Wednesday. official sources.

The Iranian armed forces admitted on January 11 to have shot down "by mistake" three days earlier the Boeing operating Ukraine International Airlines flight PS 752 between Tehran and Kiev shortly after takeoff, killing 176 people on board the aircraft.

"The cabinet approved the provision of 150,000 dollars or the equivalent in euros for the families and survivors of each of the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash as soon as possible", announced the Iranian presidency, according to the Irna agency.

The tragedy led to the deaths of passengers and crew, mostly Iranians and Canadians, many of them binational.

The report will be released soon

A Ukrainian delegation visited Tehran in October for a new round of talks on possible financial compensation from Iran for the crash.

Iranian Foreign Affairs then indicated that the negotiations had focused in particular on "compensation for families and the airline".

The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs said in July that he hoped to obtain the greatest possible financial compensation in order to alleviate "the pain and mourning" of the relatives of the victims.

The Minister of Transport and Urban Development said on Wednesday that “the final report” of the crash would “soon” be made available to the public “in Persian and English”.

A bad setting causing the crash

"The owner of the plane, Ukraine, and Boeing were present for the investigation," he said, according to Irna.

Canada, which lost 55 nationals and 30 permanent residents in the accident, reaffirmed in October its commitment to "work tirelessly so that the families of the victims can get the answers they deserve".

On the day of the crash, Iran's air defenses were on high alert for fear of a US attack.

Iran expected a response from Washington after attacking a base used by the US military in Iraq, in response to the elimination of General Qassem Soleimani, architect of Iran's regional strategy.

The Iranian Civil Aviation Authority claimed that the improper adjustment of an anti-aircraft unit radar was the main "human error" behind the disaster.

"This compensation does not prevent the prosecution of the criminal aspect of the case before the competent judicial authority", however assured this Wednesday the Iranian presidency, according to Irna.

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