Saskatchewan residents remember those lost on 3rd anniversary of Flight 752 crash
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All 176 passengers and the crew were killed, which included 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
On Jan. 8, 2020, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 shortly after takeoff from Tehran.
All 176 passengers and the crew were killed, which included 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
Now, three years later, those in Saskatoon are still mourning the loss of everyone involved.
“The plane crashed three minutes and 42 seconds after the first missile struck, bringing unimaginable terror and suffering to the passengers and crew during those last moments,” said Pooyan Arab, with the Saskatoon Iranian Cultural Association.
Over 150 people gathered in Saskatoon at the Graduate Students Association with the University of Saskatchewan.
“I’m so pleased to see such a nice cross-section of people here, not just from the Iranian community but from all the different communities in Saskatoon,” said Brad Redekopp, a Saskatoon West MLA. “I’m truly glad to see everybody here today.”
Saskatoon is one of an estimated 100 cities around the world commemorating the anniversary, with 15 of those in Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined many grieving Canadians on Sunday afternoon in Toronto with a vow to seek justice for what happened.