84 Million Dollars Awarded to Iran Plane Crash Victims’ Families
Aljazeera reports on the plane crash that that killed 6 victims when Iranian forces shot down a flight from the Ukraine International Airlines in early 2020.
To summarize:
“A Canadian court has awarded $84m (107m Canadian dollars) to the families of six victims who were killed when Iranian forces shot down an Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran in early 2020.”
“Iranian forces shot down Flight PS752 after it took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.”
“The Iranian government blamed the incident on “human error”, saying that the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” in a "disastrous mistake".”
“Hours before the flight was shot down, Iran’s military fired missiles on United States forces in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US strike ordered by then-President Donald Trump.”
“In May, a Canadian court entered a default ruling accusing Iran of intentionally downing the plane in what it called an "act of terrorism", prompting an angry reaction from Tehran, which called the court’s decision "shameful".”
“"Everyone knows that the Canadian court is fundamentally not qualified to judge this aviation accident or potential negligence in an incident that is outside the territory and jurisdiction of Canada," the Iranian foreign ministry said at that time.”
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