Iran "deeply regrets" the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner earlier this week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a tweet on Saturday.
The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) January 11, 2020
My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences. https://t.co/4dkePxupzm
"The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake," he wrote on Twitter. "My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences."
The investigation will continue, Rouhani wrote in a separate tweet.
So thats it? https://t.co/6gQii1IkD5
— Nico Garcia (@nicofgarcia) January 11, 2020
All 176 people aboard the airliner were killed in the crash shortly after takeoff.
