The USS Vincennes shot down the Iranian civilian Airbus over the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people aboard. The UN Security Council expressed deep distress and regret and welcomed an ICAO fact-finding investigation. The US called the incident a mistake; it was never an attack adjudicated as intentional by the cited UN resolution.
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How many people aboard Iran Air Flight 655 were killed?
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All 290 passengers and crew were killed when the US warship shot down the airliner.
The UN Security Council described the Flight 655 shootdown as an intentional attack in Resolution 616.
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The resolution expressed distress and regret, backed fact-finding, and did not find intent.