US Officials Confident Iranian <br />Missile Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner.<br />176 people were killed <br />when the Boeing 737-800 <br />crashed on Wednesday, minutes <br />after takeoff from the Tehran airport.<br />According to U.S. officials, <br />there is a "high level of confidence"<br />the airliner was accidentally shot <br />down by an Iranian missile.<br />A Ukraine government official <br />confirmed reports that they were <br />investigating possible missile <br />fragments found near the crash site.<br />When asked about the matter, <br />President Donald Trump said <br />"I have my suspicions.”.<br />[The plane was flying in a] rough neighborhood. Someone could have made a mistake on the other side ... Not our system. It has nothing to <br />do with us, President Trump, via 'The New York Times'.<br />The flight reportedly <br />turned back to the Tehran <br />airport before crashing.<br />Iranian reports stated the plane <br />was in flames prior to crashing
