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PM Trudeau: Intelligence Suggests Plane Was Shot Down – January 9, 2020
At a news conference in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines passenger aircraft in Tehran, Iran. According to the prime minister, intelligence from multiple sources indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. Sixty-three Canadians were among the 176 people killed in the crash. (January 9, 2020) (Update: On January 10, the number of Canadians victims was revised to 57.)