Ruling invalidates Iran’s immunity against civil litigation
Iran released a final report that blamed “human error” for two surface-to-air missiles fired at the jetliner
Canada has rejected the report outright, describing it as ‘incomplete; and devoid of ‘hard facts or evidence’
UVic student Roja Omidbakhsh was one of 176 passengers killed
Sweden earlier had said that Iran had agreed to compensate the families’ of the foreign victims
There were at least 55 Canadians on board and more than 100 passengers had ties to Canada
All 176 passengers on board the Ukraine passenger jet died in the crash on Jan. 8, 202
Those killed included dozens of Canadian citizens and permanent residents
The report does not provide any information about the moments leading up to the missile attack
Iran initially denied responsibility before admitting that the plane went down after being hit by Iranian missiles
Plane had just taken off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport when the first missile exploded
Two TSB investigators took part in examining a readout of the cockpit voice and flight data recorders
All 176 people aboard were killed, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents
Report details series of moments where shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 could have been avoided
Iran’s own experts were unable to acquire the necessary converter because of U.S. sanctions
Fifty-five Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents were killed
There were 176 people killed — including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents
