EDMONTON — Amir Samani never got a chance to personally congratulate his two friends on their wedding in Iran and he can’t believe that he never will.
Arash Pourzarabi and Pouneh Gorji were among at least 63 Canadians who were killed when a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday.
Early reports suggested up to 30 of the Canadian victims were from Edmonton, stunning the small Iranian-Canadian community in Alberta’s capital.
“I’m a big denier right now. I can’t understand what’s going through my mind,” a tearful Samani said Wednesday at the Iranian Heritage Society.
“I even check my phone …read more
Source:: National Newswatch
