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OTTAWA Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, but the move did nothing to quell Canadian demands for accountability Tuesday.
More than 100 of the 176 victims at least one of whom was pregnant had ties to Canada, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
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The announcement comes after Iran faced withering international criticism last month for releasing a final report into the shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 that blamed human error, but named no one responsible for the incident.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 6:17 AM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2021
Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers.
Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers.
More than 100 of the 176 victims at least one of whom was pregnant had ties to Canada, and 55 were Canadian citizens.
Iranian prosecutor says 10 indicted for Ukrainian plane shootdown FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, debris is shown at the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Source: AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) By Associated Press | April 6, 2021 at 7:10 AM EDT - Updated April 6 at 7:10 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers.
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