Saskatchewan residents remember those lost on 3rd anniversary of Flight 752 crash | 24CA News
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 had been killed, which included 55 Canadian residents and 30 everlasting residents.
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Now, three years later, these in Saskatoon are nonetheless mourning the lack of everybody concerned.
“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,” stated Pooyan Arab, with the Saskatoon Iranian Cultural Association.
Over 150 individuals gathered in Saskatoon on the Graduate Students Association with the University of Saskatchewan.
A Saskatoon resident could be seen holding a rose throughout a ceremony mourning those that misplaced their life on Flight 752.
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“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,” stated Brad Redekopp, a Saskatoon West MLA. “I’m truly glad to see everybody here today.”
Saskatoon is one in every of an estimated 100 cities world wide commemorating the anniversary, with 15 of these in Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined many grieving Canadians on Sunday afternoon in Toronto with a vow to hunt justice for what occurred.
“We are here to seek justice for the victims and their families,” Trudeau stated.
“This tragedy happened because of the Iranian regime’s heinous disregard for human life. Your grief has been compounded by their refusal to be held accountable.”
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And whereas the world continues to maneuver ahead, Arab stated it is very important bear in mind and acknowledge the tragedy yearly.
“We will never forget the crimes of the Islamic Republic, nor shall we ever forget,” Arab stated.
And whereas it was a day of remembering, it was additionally a day of trying ahead. Arab is looking on the federal government to checklist the whole lot of Iran’s Islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist group.
“We’re hoping you can be the voice of Iranian people, those who were murdered on that plane, and pressure our government to take actions and deliver outcomes,” he stated.
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