Boris Johnson said there was now a “body of information” that indicated the Tehran plane crash was caused by an Iranian missile.

The prime minister made the announcement after US officials and the Canadian leader, Justin Trudeau, said Iran looked to have been involved in the downing of the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.

In a statement, Johnson said: “There is now a body of information that the flight was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. This may well have been unintentional.

“We are working closely with Canada and our international partners and there now needs to be a full, transparent investigation.”

Johnson also confirmed four Britons died in the plane crash, up from earlier reports of three.

He said the government was “providing support to their families at this most terrible time”. Read more

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