Category: Iran plane crash

Flight 752 Forensic Report Doesn’t Answer All Questions, Victims’ Families Say

The man whose family was killed in a missile attack on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as it left Tehran’s airport last year is “angry and disappointed” with a forensic report that says it was not premeditated, but rather caused by Iran’s “recklessness.” Alireza Ghandchi’s wife, Faezeh, his daughter Dorsa, 15, and his eight-year-old son…


‘Reckless Acts and Omissions’ by Iran Caused Deadly Flight 752 Crash: Report

OTTAWA—A “series of reckless acts and omissions” by Iranian authorities resulted in the fatal downing of a passenger jet in January 2020, according to a Canadian government summary of a forensic report. The official document from the Prime Minister’s Office says Iran showed a “blatant disregard” for air safety by failing to provide any information…


Human Rights Watch Says Families of Flight 752 Victims Harassed, Intimidated by Iran

OTTAWA—A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until January it spoke with 31 family members of victims and “people with direct knowledge” of how Iranian authorities treated relatives. In all, 176 people…


Ontario Court Rules Deadly Shootdown of Flight 752 in Iran Was Act of Terrorism

TORONTO—An Ontario court has ruled that the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet early last year was an intentional act of terrorism, paving the way for relatives of those killed to seek compensation from the country. In the decision, Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba found on a balance of probabilities that the missiles…


Trudeau, O’Toole, Demand Accountability as Iranian Officials Indicted for PS752 Crash

OTTAWA—Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, but the move did nothing to quell Canadian demands for accountability Tuesday. More than 100 of the 176 victims—at least one of whom was pregnant—had ties to Canada, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30…


Iran Prosecutor Says 10 Indicted for Ukraine Plane Shootdown

Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers. More than 100 of the 176 victims—at least one of…


Iran’s Report on Shootdown of Flight 752 Doesn’t Explain Why It Happened: TSB

OTTAWA—Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says a report from Iran on the downing of a passenger jet by its military in January 2020 doesn’t explain why the tragedy happened. Board chair Kathy Fox says the final report does not include a detailed explanation or evidence about the underlying factors that caused Iran’s military to fire two…


Ottawa Rejects Iran Report That Blames Shootdown of Flight 752 on ‘Human Error’

OTTAWA—The federal government is rejecting outright a final report by Iran’s civil aviation authority that blames “human error” as the reason why a passenger jet was shot down by the Iranian military in January 2020. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired two missiles at Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 shortly after it took off from Tehran on…