Vigils were held from Nova Scotia to British Columbia for victims of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran. Flight 752 crashed Wednesday in Tehran, killing all 176 on board. Sixty-three passengers had boarded the plane with Canadian passports while 75 more were connecting through Kyiv to Canada.
People attend a candlelight vigil held at the Edmonton Legislature building in memory of the victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Iran, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, January 8, 2020.A woman is overcome with emotion during a vigil for those who were among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran, outside the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.
The bakery is owned by Amir Pasavand, whose wife – Ayeshe Pourghaderi – and daughter – Fatemah Pasavand – were both killed in the crash.Shokoofeh Shams and her son, light candles at a vigil for the victims of the Ukrainian airliner crash at Amir Bakery in North Vancouver, Jan. 8, 2020. The bakery is owned by Amir Pasavand, whose wife – Ayeshe Pourghaderi – and daughter – Fatemah Pasavand – were both killed in the crash.
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