"Dozens of people attended a ceremony in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Thursday to remember victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 six years after the plane was downed in Iran. On Jan. 8, 2020, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot the plane down with two surface-to-air missiles shortly after the aircraft took off in Tehran. All 176 people on board were killed, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents."
"The flight was travelling from Tehran to Kyiv. A total of 44 victims lived, worked or studied in Richmond Hill, according to the Ontario government. Kourosh Doustshenas, spokesperson for the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims, said the ceremony was not only about remembering lost loved ones, but also about advocating for justice by telling the truth of what happened. The association organized the ceremony."
"Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, who spoke at the ceremony, extended "heartfelt and the very deepest" condolences on behalf of the federal government to families of the victims. "It was an incredible honour and privilege for me before the ceremony began to meet some of the mothers who have suffered for six years after losing their children and their family members," she said. "And I deeply, deeply commit to all of you that we will continue on the efforts to seek justice, truth, and accountability.""
Dozens of people attended a ceremony in Richmond Hill, Ont., to remember victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 on the sixth anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2020 downing in Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot the plane down with two surface-to-air missiles shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents. The flight was travelling to Kyiv; 44 victims lived, worked or studied in Richmond Hill. The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims organized the ceremony and called for truth, justice and accountability. Families remain emotionally and physiologically struggling, and federal officials pledged continued efforts to seek justice.
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