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  • #16
    Photos have been posted to Twitter claiming to be the nose of a surface-to-air missile found among the plane wreckage.

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    • #17
      Reminds me of when we shot down a Soviet plane ... in the 80s I think.
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      • #18
        63 Canadians on that plane. At least 27 of those from Alberta.



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        • #19
          I'm curious why there were so many Canadians in Iran. Were they some kind of delegation?
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
            I'm curious why there were so many Canadians in Iran. Were they some kind of delegation?
            I found this article.

            https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-u...hran-1.5418610

            It looks like there were a lot of people returning to Canada following Christmas break, and Tehran seems to be a stopping point between Kiev and wherever else.


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            • #21
              Originally posted by mossrose View Post
              I found this article.

              https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-u...hran-1.5418610

              It looks like there were a lot of people returning to Canada following Christmas break, and Tehran seems to be a stopping point between Kiev and wherever else.
              Er, from the article, Kiev appears to be the stopping point between Tehran and Toronto.
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              • #22
                Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                Er, from the article, Kiev appears to be the stopping point between Tehran and Toronto.
                Sorry, I misread the article.


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                • #23
                  Reports are coming out now that we're pretty sure the plane was shot down.
                  Source: RCP

                  CBS's Major Garret reported Thursday morning that U.S. officials are confident that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in the hours after the Iranian missile attack on U.S. targets.

                  176 people were killed, including at least 63 Canadians.

                  "This information is based on U.S. intelligence, which sources say picked up signals of RADAR being turned on. U.S. satellites also observed two missile launches which happened shortly before the plane exploded," he reported.

                  © Copyright Original Source



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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                    Reports are coming out now that we're pretty sure the plane was shot down.
                    Source: RCP

                    CBS's Major Garret reported Thursday morning that U.S. officials are confident that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in the hours after the Iranian missile attack on U.S. targets.

                    176 people were killed, including at least 63 Canadians.

                    "This information is based on U.S. intelligence, which sources say picked up signals of RADAR being turned on. U.S. satellites also observed two missile launches which happened shortly before the plane exploded," he reported.

                    © Copyright Original Source



                    (Fox concurs)
                    Considering most of the deaths were Iranian, am willing to bet it was a mistake rather than some retaliation. Still betting it was some guy with an itchy trigger finger and the jitters. Thought it was a US bomber or something.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                      Considering most of the deaths were Iranian, am willing to bet it was a mistake rather than some retaliation. Still betting it was some guy with an itchy trigger finger and the jitters. Thought it was a US bomber or something.
                      Yep.
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                        Considering most of the deaths were Iranian, am willing to bet it was a mistake rather than some retaliation. Still betting it was some guy with an itchy trigger finger and the jitters. Thought it was a US bomber or something.
                        If only Trump had the good grace to send military planes into the area instead of showing restraint, then the Iranians would have had legitimate targets to shoot at. What a boneheaded stunt on Trump's part, and a missed opportunity. Now the President has the blood of 176 civilians on his hands.
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                        • #27
                          Looking like it was an accident by overreacting Iranian Anti-aircraft missile.

                          NY times has a video of the actual incident. You can see a missile flying up and hitting the plane.

                          https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/v...e-missile.html

                          found it here too:

                          https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...59579950139420
                          Last edited by Sparko; 01-09-2020, 03:03 PM.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                            Looking like it was an accident by overreacting Iranian Anti-aircraft missile.

                            NY times has a video of the actual incident. You can see a missile flying up and hitting the plane.

                            https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/v...e-missile.html

                            found it here too:

                            https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...59579950139420
                            Those poor people. Did Iran think it was an enemy plane?
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by seer View Post
                              Those poor people. Did Iran think it was an enemy plane?
                              No, just the guy with a twitchy trigger finger.
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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                                No, just the guy with a twitchy trigger finger.
                                Something tells me it was a communication problem and the missile battery was not informed of the plane's take off resulting in their doing exactly what they were ordered to do when an unidentified aircraft appeared near Tehran.

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