Dozens of Canadians—some believed to be university students—were among the 176 people killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, Ukraine’s government said on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800, which was en route to Kyiv when it went down in a field, was carrying 63 Canadians, 82 Iranians, 11 Ukrainian passengers and crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three Britons. There were no survivors, authorities said.
Ukrainian authorities initially said it appeared mechanical failure was to blame, but later walked that back, saying nothing had been …read more
Source:: Macleans
