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VOA Persian: Iran rejects claims of obstruction in 2020 downing of Ukrainian airliner


FILE - An engine from Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, which was shot down after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Jan. 8, 2020, is seen in this image from Iran Press footage. (Iran Press via Reuters)
FILE - An engine from Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, which was shot down after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Jan. 8, 2020, is seen in this image from Iran Press footage. (Iran Press via Reuters)

An Iranian official on Wednesday rejected accusations of judicial obstruction in the case of a Ukrainian passenger plane downed by Iran over Tehran five years ago. Critics and victims' families say Iran’s lack of transparency, frequent contradictions and repeated false claims have significantly undermined the credibility of their statements about the downing.

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