KIEV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a day of national mourning on Thursday , promising to find the"truth" about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran which killed all 176 on board.
Mr Zelensky on Wednesday cut short a trip to Oman and flew back to Ukraine after the Boeing 737 flying from Teheran to Kiev crashed shortly after take-off. It was the first fatal crash of the country's largest carrier, Ukraine International Airlines. Some 45 Ukrainian security officials and experts flew to Teheran early Thursday to participate in the investigation, including"deciphering the black boxes" discovered by Iranian authorities at the crash site, he said.Those who died on Flight PS752 were mostly Iranian and Canadian nationals, but they also included 11 Ukrainians. These included nine crew members, whose photos were displayed at the departure hall in the Borispyl airport in a tribute.
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