In January 2020, a passenger aircraft crashed in Iran soon after takin

In January 2020, a passenger aircraft crashed in Iran soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport killing about 170 people onboard. The airplane belongs to

Qatar Airways
Ukraine International Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Cathay Pacific
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2020
The passenger aircraft that crashed in Iran shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport in January 2020 belonged to Ukraine International Airlines (UIA).
– The flight was PS752, bound for Kyiv, Ukraine.
– All 176 people aboard were killed.
– Investigations later revealed that the aircraft was mistakenly shot down by Iranian air defence forces amidst heightened tensions with the United States.
– The incident sparked international outrage and calls for accountability.