At least 40 victims of the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran were students or researchers active in Canadian universities or research communities.Most were students returning to Canada after spending winter break in Iran, according to University Affairs (UA) of Canada. Dozens of students, professors and researchers from at least 18 universities across the country have been identified among the victims, the UA news service reported. Among the 176 killed in the crash, 140 were traveling to Canada, with a stopover in Kyiv, Ukraine. Sixty-three were Canadian citizens.”We have learned, with profound sorrow, that several U of T students were among …read more
Source:: Voice of America
