[03 July 13] Iran Airbus Victims commemorated - English
July 3, 1988, Persian Gulf, Straight of Hormuz: The Iranian passenger plane, an Airbus A-300 just taken off from the southern Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas. The aircraft is still climbing inside an internationally-recognized route. But the American missile cruiser - USS Vincennes- targets the airplane with two Standard missiles, killing all 274 passengers plus the 16 crew. Press TV\'s Ehsan Keivani reports from Tehran.
Added by PTV on 04-07-2013
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