Iran rebuffs claims it shot down passenger jet bbc.com

Western leaders say evidence is growing that an Iranian missile downed the plane near Tehran.
Iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a Ukrainian passenger jet near the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.

Its civil aviation chief said on Friday he was "certain" that the plane was not hit by a missile.

He was responding to claims by Western leaders that evidence suggested the plane had been hit by a surface-to-air missile, possibly in error.