Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner

Iran's civil aviation authority confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner that was brought down earlier this month.

Wreckage of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the scene of the crash in Shahedshahr, Iran. (Photo | AP)

TEHRAN: 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.

"Investigators...discovered that two Tor-M1 missiles...were fired at the aircraft," it said, adding that an investigation was ongoing to assess the bearing their impact had on the accident.