Episode 117: Iran Air Flight 655

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4.2 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

One country said it was a tragic mistake during wartime. One country claimed it was a deliberate and heartless act. But one thing was true - whether it was one or the other, the shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 took the lives of 290 innocent people in July of 1988.

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