Sixty-three Canadians were among the 176 people killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed near Iran’s capital only minutes after takeoff.
“The investigation on the ground is conducted by Iran, and Ukraine will of course contribute," he said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "We're ready to do everything we can to help the investigation. We hope that the Canadian offer of contribution into the investigation will be recognized and appreciated."
The University of Waterloo and McMaster University have also indicated that it appears a couple of their students were on the passenger list, though it’s not yet clear whether the students in fact boarded the flight. There is no indication at this stage whether the plane crash is connected to the missile attack earlier that day.
Rescue workers search the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Garneau said satellite data shows the plane “took off in a normal fashion,” but that the satellites quickly lost contact with the aircraft. While it’s still unclear what caused the crash, Qassem Biniaz, a spokesman for Iran’s Road and Transportation Ministry, was quoted in the state-run IRNA news agency as saying a fire struck one of the aircraft’s engines and the pilot then lost control of the plane.Hassan Razaeifar, the head of Iran’s air crash investigation committee, said it appeared the pilot was unable to communicate with air-traffic controllers in Tehran moments before the crash.
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