Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there is intelligence that indicates Iran shot down the Ukraine-bound Boeing passenger airliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 173 people aboard. There were at least 63 Canadians on board the aircraft. “This may well have been unintentional,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference, urging the Iranian government to ensure a “thorough investigation” of the crash.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed Wednesday morning, after Iran had launched missile attacks on bases in Iraq that house U.S. and coalition forces, prompting the theory that it was struck by a stray missile, a theory that U.S. and Canadian government officials on Thursday said was likely, based on new information.
Sixty-three Canadians were among the victims in the crash of the flight, which lost contact with air traffic controllers five minutes after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday morning, officials said.
“The news will undoubtedly come as a shock to the families who are already grieving in the face of this unspeakable tragedy,” Trudeau said. “We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies’ and our own intelligence” that indicates the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile.
The reports came after President Donald Trump said he did not believe mechanical failure caused the crash.
“It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood,” Trump said. “Someone could have made a mistake.”
Spy satellite imagery suggested the Ukraine-bound Boeing passenger airliner was shot down by an Iranian missile NBC News reported earlier Thursday.
“This may well have been unintentional,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference, urging the Iranian government to ensure a “thorough investigation” of the crash.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed Wednesday morning, after Iran had launched missile attacks on bases in Iraq that house U.S. and coalition forces, prompting the theory that it was struck by a stray missile, a theory that U.S. and Canadian government officials on Thursday said was likely, based on new information.
Sixty-three Canadians were among the victims in the crash of the flight, which lost contact with air traffic controllers five minutes after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday morning, officials said.
“The news will undoubtedly come as a shock to the families who are already grieving in the face of this unspeakable tragedy,” Trudeau said. “We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies’ and our own intelligence” that indicates the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile.
The reports came after President Donald Trump said he did not believe mechanical failure caused the crash.
“It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood,” Trump said. “Someone could have made a mistake.”
“This new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation of this matter,” Trudeau said.
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