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    1. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      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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    2. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      Christiaan Triebert Retweeted Javad Zarif

      It’s 6:12 am on Wednesday, January 8, when Flight PS752 takes off from Tehran’s International Airport — just 10 minutes after Iran’s foreign minister said their ballistic missile attack on US military targets in Iraq had concluded.https://twitter.com/JZarif/status/1214736614217469953 …

      Christiaan Triebert added,

      Javad ZarifVerified account @JZarif
      Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched. We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression.
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    3. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      The plane, operated by Ukrainian International Airlines, flew northwest, climbing to almost 8,000 feet in around three minutes, as several other civilian planes were also airborne, @Flightradar24 data shows. PS752’s transponder stops just before 6:15 am. We don’t yet know why.pic.twitter.com/LeeHb6p8Da

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    4. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      Less than 30 seconds later, a missile explodes near the passenger jet over Parand, a city near the airport. That moment was captured on camera. You can see the missile. And the plane, which is set on fire by the explosion. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006911696/iran-crash.html …pic.twitter.com/D6mcDKz80G

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    5. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      Where did the missile come from? Just a few miles away are military sites with Iranian air defense systems. A missile launch near those sites was filmed by a security camera — located directly under the plane. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006911696/iran-crash.html …pic.twitter.com/virTStekq3

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    6. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      The plane doesn’t crash immediately, but is set on fire by the missile explosion. We don't know the precise flight path after 6:15 am, but the plane continues flying and turns towards the airport. Those aboard must have suffered horrifying minutes as it is engulfed by flames.pic.twitter.com/QPp7UZa4Rq

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      Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

      This video, filmed around 6:18 am, might suggest a pilot is still alive. After losing altitude, the plane appears to be climbing again — perhaps trying to avoid crashing in a residential area. But seconds later, it goes down. No one on the ground was killed.pic.twitter.com/VUa4cvURdM

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        2. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          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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        3. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          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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        4. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          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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        5. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          Christiaan Triebert Retweeted Fazel Hawramy

          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 …

          Christiaan Triebert added,

          0:41
          Fazel Hawramy @FazelHawramy
          Anger in the streets of Tehran as the IRGC admits the killed 176 people in the Ukrainian plane by mistake . #Iran pic.twitter.com/xAA8TCdZI0
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        6. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          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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        7. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          (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)

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        8. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          (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)

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        9. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          (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 …

          4 replies 22 retweets 72 likes
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        10. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 12 Jan 2020

          Christiaan Triebert Retweeted Nilo Tabrizy

          (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 …

          Christiaan Triebert added,

          Nilo TabrizyVerified account @ntabrizy
          My hometown bakery in North Vancouver has closed. Amir Pasavand lost his wife and daughter in the plane crash in #Iran. Hoping this bakery reopens when Amir returns as I know our whole community will be there for him. (Photo via Tyler Milley) 🖤 pic.twitter.com/iZTZnyDje0
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        11. Christiaan Triebert‏Verified account @trbrtc 13 Jan 2020

          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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