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Merkel says Iran jet admission an'important step'

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said Iran's admission that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet was an important step and called for a full investigation.

Merkel said it was good to identify those guilty and underscored the need to "exhaustively establish" what had happened. "Today an important step was taken," she told a news conference after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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First Published: Jan 11 2020 | 9:55 PM IST

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