Iran shot down plane with two Russian-made missiles, US official says

What you need to know

• JUST IN: Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner with two Russian-made surface-to-air missiles on Wednesday. The US increasingly believes this was accidental.
• The victims: 176 were killed. Those include 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals, according to Ukraine's Foreign Minister.
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  Rescue teams work amidst the debris from the plane crash near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, Iran, on January 8. AFP/Getty Images

• There's a "body of information" that Iranian missile brought down Ukraine plane, UK leader says

  From CNN's Sarah Dean
  There's now a "body of information" that the Ukrainian airliner, which crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran, was shot down by an Iranian missile, British Prime Minister Boris Jonson said in a statement today:

  "There is now a body of information that the flight was shot down by an Iranian Surface to Air Missile. This may well have been unintentional. We are working closely with Canada and our international partners and there now needs to be a full, transparent investigation."

  Four British nationals were on board the flight, the statement said, and it is now "vital that there should be an immediate and respectful repatriation of those who’ve lost their lives to allow their families to grieve properly."

  "The UK continues to call on all sides urgently to deescalate to reduce tensions in the region."

Source: CNN