After days of denial, Iran admitted it shot down a civilian airliner, killing all 176 people on board. We analyzed flight data, witness videos and crash site images to paint the clearest picture yet of that disastrous seven-minute flight. Watch it here: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006911696/iran-crash.html …pic.twitter.com/BfxjEnE0Xb
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Here’s that moment of the plane crashing from a different angle. There appears to be a second explosion right before the jetliner crashes outside of Tehran, about 10 miles from where it sent its last transponder signal.pic.twitter.com/qO6vDJjPd6
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Debris is spread out over 1,500 feet, as this
@Maxar satellite image shows. We mapped where which parts of the plane were found, but didn't find the cockpit, which is said to have been closest to the missile impact.pic.twitter.com/GAktpwa0y1
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This suggest that the cockpit debris may have been removed from the crash site early on. Later, bulldozers heaped debris. Ukrainian officials say Iran wouldn’t have admitted responsibility if investigators hadn’t found missile debris in the wreckage. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/11/world/middleeast/furor-in-iran-and-abroad-after-tehran-admits-downing-ukrainian-jetliner.html …pic.twitter.com/Xn7N5K73MW
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Reversing days of denial, Iran stated it had mistakingly identified PS752 as an incoming cruise missile. The admission triggered angry protests in the streets of Tehran and other cities, shouting “Liars!” and “Khamenei is a murderer!”https://twitter.com/FazelHawramy/status/1216004032998842368?s=20/video/1 …
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We, and many other online investigators like
@Bellingcat and@Storyful, reported this story as it happened. This thread (https://twitter.com/trbrtc/status/1215041300921225218?s=20 …) details some of that, including geolocations, speed of sound analysis, flight data, and relevant weapons systems and military sites.pic.twitter.com/Wu8LJIhW7W
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(As always, visual investigations are a team effort. NYT colleagues
@whitney_hurst@malachybrowne@DrewJordan_NYT @thiefenthaeler@markscheffler@sskerr@therealDahliak@dim109@evanchill@LaurenLeatherby@singhvianjali@jamesglanz@ndgauss and more)Show this thread -
(Also comparing notes and sharing info with many, incl.
@bellingcat@EliotHiggins@AricToler@gianfiorella@Mabl2K@christogrozev@maxar@storyful@samueloakford@Joey_Galvin@NarimanGharib @ARastabi & more. Thank you. And of course impossible without Iranians uploading visuals)Show this thread -
(Also, expert info from
@fab_hinz@RALee85@oryxspioenkop. And, have to say again, all Iranians uploading material and sharing it with the world.) Last but not least, drawing PS752 & MH17 parallels inevitable. This read by@christogrozev worth sharing.https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/11/iran-downing-ukraine-airliner-russia-mh17-a68867 …Show this thread -
(Oh, and it speaks for itself that having Farsi speaker
@ntabrizy on the team has enriched the analysis and widened our coverage of the PS752 incident.)https://twitter.com/ntabrizy/status/1216402564251635713?s=20 …
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In 1988, the US Navy shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 on board. US initially denied involvement but then admitted it had mistaken the plane for an Iranian missile. US refused to accept liability or apologize. Iran sued. Settlement followed.https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/01/06/iran-air-flight-irans-president-invokes-tragedy-many-americans-have-forgotten/ …
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