Posted: Jan 08, 2021 5:46 PM ET | Last Updated: January 8
Members of Toronto’s Iranian community took part in a memorial march for the victims of PS752, the Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iran exactly a year ago. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Anguished relatives in Canada mourned the loss of loved ones on Friday as they called for justice for the victims of a passenger jet the Iranian military shot down one year ago.
Memorial ceremonies, part of an international effort, began with a livestream on Thursday at 9:42 p.m. ET, the time Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 left Tehran s international airport.
In a chilly Toronto under sunny skies, a few hundred people gathered, some with tears streaming into their black face masks with Justice written on them. They carried placards bearing the faces of the dead.
TORONTO - Anguished relatives in Canada mourned the loss of loved ones on Friday as they called for justice for the victims of a passenger jet the Iranian m