Canada’s Justin Trudeau vows to hold Iran’s ‘bloodthirsty’ regime accountable amid ongoing protests
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to hold the "bloodthirsty" regime of Iran accountable for the families of victims aboard PS752.
Trudeau said Canada has been supporting the families of the victims on flight PS752, which was shot down in January 2020. The plane was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members, including 82 Iranians, at least 63 Canadians, and 11 Ukrainians. Bradford Betz is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips can be sent to bradford.betz@fox.com and on Twitter: @Bradford_Betz.
The crash came at a time of heightened tension between Iran and the United States. The shoot-down happened the same night Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting U.S. soldiers in Iraq, its response to the American drone strike that killed Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Jan. 3, 2020. At the time, Iranian troops were bracing for a U.S. counterstrike and appeared to have mistaken the plane for a missile.
Trudeau said his administration has been with the victim’s families in "condemning Iran’s callous and horrific shoot-down of a civilian airliner."