Editor’s Note: The following is a statement by the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, released on the first anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, on Jan. 8.
One year ago today, a passenger jet carrying 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents, was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, in Tehran. Of the 176 innocent people who died on Ukraine International Flight 752, 138 had ties to Canada. Today, we honour those who were lost and stand shoulder to shoulder with the people they loved.
