Jul 3, 2023, 12:40 PM
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Iranians shower flowers onto site of passenger plane downed by US

Jul 3, 2023, 12:40 PM
News ID: 85158515
Iranians shower flowers onto site of passenger plane downed by US

Qeshm, IRNA – Iranians have marked the 35th anniversary of the US downing of Iran Air Flight 655 in the Persian Gulf by showering the location of the tragic incident with flowers.

According to IRNA’s correspondent, the martyrs of the downed Iranian plane were honored in the ceremony on Monday, when people threw flowers in the water at the site of the crash.

They also chanted slogans such as “Down with USA” and “Down with Israel” to express their hatred and anger over the US crime.

The Iranian passenger plane, an Airbus A300B2 of Iran’s flag carrier, Iran Air, was downed by the US cruiser, the USS Vincennes, at 10:17 a.m. local time (UTC 0330) on July 3, 2023.

All 274 passengers and 16 crew members on board were killed when the USS Vincennes fired two SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles at it, one of which hit the plane.

Each year, Iranians commemorate the incident as an example of US crimes against the nation.

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