Canada PM vows justice for victims of jet crash

13 January

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to pursue justice for those who died as a Ukrainian airliner crashed near Tehran last week.

 

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Iran's military on Saturday admitted downing the plane by mistake. All 176 people on board died.

 

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Ceremonies were held across Canada on Sunday to mourn the victims of the disaster. Fifty-seven of them were from the country.

 

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Canada has sent officials to Iran to look into the incident with other countries including Britain and Sweden. It plans to send more staff as early as Monday.

NHK