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Canada to have own forensics team examine evidence in PS752 crash
BY , Oct 2, 2020 9:31 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 photo, rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ebrahim Noroozi
Canada is forming its own forensic examination and assessment team to examine evidence and information after Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board.
The office of Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told The Associated Press the team will collect, organize and analyze all available information, evidence and intelligence about after the Jan. 8 crash near Tehran, and will advise the Canadian government on its credibility.
Canadian experts have been present as observers in the probe of the crash being carried out under international air travel rules, but can play only a very limited role.
55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents were among the 176 people killed in the crash, with many more of the passengers bound for Canada as well.
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