Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says itB次元官网网址檚 been B次元官网网址済ut-wrenchingB次元官网网址� to listen to stories from the families of 57 Canadians who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week.
Speaking at a memorial for 13 victims in Edmonton, Trudeau says heB次元官网网址檚 learned about who they were, what they loved doing and what their hopes were for the future.
He says many came to Canada in search of new opportunities for their families, but those families are now consumed by grief and outrage.
While the tragedy has hit the Iranian-Canadian community hard, Trudeau says itB次元官网网址檚 a Canadian tragedy and all Canadians are in mourning.
The aircraft was shot down accidentally by an Iranian missile moments after taking off from Tehran airport Wednesday; all 176 on board were killed, including 138 who were headed for Canada.
Iran has admitted the plane was mistaken for a hostile target amid soaring tensions with the United States.
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