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Tehran admits shooting down Ukrainian jet
Iran has admitted "unintentionally" downing a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing 176.
Iran has admitted "unintentionally" shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board. We explore what it might mean for the political leadership in Tehran.
Also in the programme: the results emerge from parliamentary elections in Taiwan; the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, has died aged 79; and the Russians who fought against the Soviet Union at the end of WWII.
(Photo: A piece of the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. Credit: Getty Images.)
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