K-W for Iran calls for action during Flight PS752 anniversary
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Organizers from the group 'K-W for Iran' are joining many others across Canada calling for action on the anniversary of the Flight PS752 tragedy.
Organizers from the group 'K-W for Iran' are joining many others across Canada calling for action on the anniversary of the Flight PS752 tragedy.
Rallies were held all across the country Sunday to mark three years since the Ukrainian passenger plane was downed by Iranian surface to air missiles, killing 176 people, including 85 Canadians.
No demonstrations were planned in Waterloo region, but K-W for Iran organizers, who have held recent anti-regime demonstrations in the area, travelled to Toronto to join a rally urging Ottawa to take a tougher stand against Iran.
"We need Canada to stand united with us to help dismantle this government," said demonstrator Pooneh Bolourchi. "They are killing innocent people and we're really scared that more lives are going to be victimized because the actions are taking so long."
The Ukraine International Airlines jetliner was bound for Canada when it was shot down by Iranian paramilitary in 2020.
Sunday's event in north Toronto began at 11 a.m. where an official ceremony was hosted by the Association of Families of Flight PS752.
This was followed by a private afternoon ceremony where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made remarks before a candlelight vigil at Mel Lastman Square.
