A new report on the destruction of Flight PS752 drafted by the victims’ families claims the government of Iran deliberately kept its airspace open to use civilian air passengers as human shields against a possible American attack.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight shortly after takeoff in Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020. Two surface-to-air missiles hit the plane, killing all 176 passengers onboard — including 55 Canadian citizens, 30 permanent residents and others with ties to Canada.
Unsatisfied with the lack of answers from the various governments involved, including Canada’s, families of the victims said they spent 17 months doing
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