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Trudeau to join mourners at memorial for victims of downed plane

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Jan, 2024 11:17 AM
  • Trudeau to join mourners at memorial for victims of downed plane

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join mourners in Richmond Hill, Ont., this afternoon to mark four years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752.

Everyone aboard was killed when Iranian officials shot down the Ukraine International Airlines jetliner in January 2020 shortly after its take-off from Tehran.

Most of the passengers were bound for Canada via Ukraine, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.

 

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