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by wil93 2354 days ago
> Three days is perfectly OK.

Three days of silence? Yes. Three days of active denial? Hell no.

The Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization had this to say: «The version that the plane was shot down by a rocket cannot be true under any circumstances … it is impossible from the scientific point of view.»

If they really wanted to tell the truth after some days then why wouldn't he just shut up in the meantime?

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In this context, remaining silent would be tantamount to acceptung fault.

However, they could have said even they were not sure, and that they are investigating.