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My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few yours before the Boeing 737-800 jet crashed on Wednesday, Iran launched missiles targeting US troops in Iraqi military bases in response to the US airstrike that killed Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani at a Baghdad airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the crash was &#8220;likely&#8221; Iran&#8217;s doing. 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