Iran's civil aviation authority confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner that was brought down earlier this month, in a preliminary report posted on its website late Monday.
The Tor-M1 is a short-range surface-to-air
missile developed by the former Soviet Union that are designed to target aircraft or cruise missiles.
The Kiev-bound
Ukraine International Airlines plane was shot down in a catastrophic error shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, killing all 176 people on board.