Five years after the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, victims' families and officials gathered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, to commemorate the tragedy and call for Iran to be held accountable.
Victims' families and officials gathered Wednesday afternoon in the Toronto area to mark the five-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, as they called on Iran to be held responsible for the tragedy. On Jan. 8, 2020, the plane was shot down by two Iran ian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. Most of the passengers were headed to Canada via Kyiv, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
Many others had connections to Canada. Hundreds of people, including family members and officials, filled a theatre in Richmond Hill, Ont., to pay tribute to the victims at the event organized by the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims. Photos of the victims, candles and bouquets of flowers filled the stage. The names of the victims were displayed on the screen to a soundtrack of sombre music, and the room held a moment of silence for the dead. Several anguished relatives spoke in memory of their loved ones, sharing how the tragedy has impacted their lives. A group of 12 mothers of victims gathered on stage to the sound of applause. 'Every day, we remind ourselves that a piece of our heart was on that plane,' said Azadeh Heydaripour, speaking on behalf of the group. Heydaripour had lost her son in the crash, and said that she and other relatives will never forget what was taken from them. 'Human beings are called to forgetfulness, but if we forget, they will commit crimes again. If we forget, they will take another innocent life,' she said to the crowd.'If we forget, truth will be forgotten.' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among those in attendance at the ceremony. 'I know you've all been through a lot, and I know that some of you at least were hoping that five years might be a moment in which it begins to hurt a little less,' Trudeau said to those gathere
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