Iran on Saturday said its armed forces had "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian airliner which crashed outside Tehran.

The
Boeing 737 crashed on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, shortly after
Iran launched missiles at
American forces in
Iraq in response to the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad.
July 17, 2014:
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shot down over rebel-held eastern
Ukraine en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam.