Kiev residents disappointed by initial official response to plane crash

Residents of Kiev offered their opinions on Saturday after Iran said its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane killing all 176 aboard earlier in the week. residents expressed disappointment with the Ukrainian government's perceived hesitation to blame an Iranian rocket for the crash after other governments had suggested that was the case. After initially denying it, Iran confirmed on Saturday that its military mistakenly shot down the plane, saying air defences were fired in error while on high alert in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq.