ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – There were at least 10 Kurds among the 176 passengers and crew of the Ukrainian International Airlines plane which crashed in Iran early on Wednesday.
The Boeing 737-800 crashed only minutes after it took off from Tehran airport. No one survived.
The Canadian government confirmed that 63 of the 176 passengers were Canadian citizens. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he and his wife were “shocked and saddened” by the news.
“On behalf of the government of Canada, Sophie and I offer our deepest condolences to those who have lost family, friends and loved ones in this tragedy,” he said in a statement.
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