It was only a matter of time before western intelligence agencies confirmed Ukraine flight 752 was shot down just north of Tehran by Iranian anti-aircraft missiles. The evidence was growing, and it was/is overwhelming.
Most of the passengers on the flight were Canadian or Iranian heading to Canada. Today a somber Prime Minister Trudeau informed Canadians the aircraft was shot down.
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There were 176 passengers and crew aboard: 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainian passengers and crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three Britons on board. The nose of a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) was identified in a debris field near the crash site.
The Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iran with Russian-made surface-to-air missiles, a US official says. Follow live updates.https://t.co/L29HXAlWDt pic.twitter.com/xnfY5nDaeQ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/PoliticalShort/status/1215361761299386368
#BREAKING: @CBSNews has learned U.S. officials are confident that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in the hours after the Iranian missile attack on U.S. targets.
176 people were killed, including at least 63 Canadians. pic.twitter.com/g149hAcui0
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 9, 2020