Video appears to show moment Ukraine plane hit over Iran

A video which has gone viral online puportedly showed moment the Ukrainian airliner which crashed not too far from Iran’s airport in Tehran shortly after takeoff on Wednesday January 8, was hit by a missile. 

The videoappears to back statements of Canadian, US and UK officials, who said intelligence indicated that an Iranian missile brought down the airliner, a conclusion which has been repeatedly dismissed by Iran.

New York Times and CNN said the video was sent in by internet-freedom researcher Nariman Gharib, who said he obtained it from another individual. Though the autenticity of the video has not been confirmed, it however had buildings which are similar to ones in Iranian capitol suburb of Parand.