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Iran investigators: Crashed jetliner never called for help

Jan 8, 2020 | 11:06 PM

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran investigators say crew of Ukrainian jetliner that crashed never made a radio call for help and were trying to turn back to the airport when the plane went down.

Iran’s civil aviation authority made the comments in a preliminary crash report issued Thursday.

The crash of the Ukrainian jetliner Wednesday killed 176 people.

The Associated Press