RCMP Helping Ukrainian Investigation Into Iran’s Downing of Flight PS752

RCMP Helping Ukrainian Investigation Into Iran’s Downing of Flight PS752
Members of Montreal's Iranian community attend a vigil in downtown Montreal on Jan. 9, 2020, to mourn victims of the Iranian air crash. The Canadian Press/Andrej Ivanov
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OTTAWA—The RCMP is helping Ukrainian authorities in a criminal investigation of the downing of Flight PS752, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says.

The Ukraine International Airlines plane was shot down by the Iranian military in January. The crash outside Tehran killed all 176 passengers and crew, including 55 Canadians and dozens more people who were headed to Canada.