Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says it is likely that Iranian anti-aircraft missile led to crash of passenger plane
The US, Canada and Britain have already suggested that the crash - in which all 176 people on board the plane were killed - was caused by an accidental missile strike by Iranian forces, but Tehran has dismissed the claims.
The crash happened after Tehran launched missiles at US forces in Iraq in response to the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone strike in Baghdad. Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said in Brussels that it was "indeed very likely that the plane has been shot down by Iranian missiles". He discussed the investigation into the plane crash with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani yesterday, who said that Iran would provide the Ukrainian expert group with prompt access to all the necessary data.Ukraine plane's 'black boxes' found after Iran crash US officials have handed Kiev "important data" following the crash, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said.
It is designed to be mobile and lethal against targets at altitudes up to 6,000 metres and at ranges of 12km, according to the Federation of American Scientists, which researches and analyses "catastrophic threats to national and international security".
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