Trudeau spoke to Trump about the crash
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he spoke to President Trump about the plane crash and that he expressed his condolences.
Trudeau tweeted a readout of his call with Trump.
"President Trump expressed his condolences for the loss of life in the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash. The two leaders discussed the need for a thorough investigation to determine the cause of this crash," the readout said.
Eight Ottawa residents were killed in the crash
Eight Ottawa residents were killed in the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, according to CNN news partner CTV News.
Friends
and family confirmed to CTV News that 48-year-old Ali Pey, the founder
and CEO of Message Hopper, a Kanata-based tech company, was killed in
the Boeing 737 crash in Tehran that killed all 176 passengers and crew
on board, including 63 Canadians.
Three University of Ottawa students were also among the victims of the crash, the university confirmed Wednesday.
Family and friends identified them to CTV News as Mehraban Badiei, Alma Oladi, and Saeed Kashani.
“The University of Ottawa is aware of reports that three of its students are listed on the passenger manifest of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 that crashed in Tehran, Iran. The University of Ottawa is deeply saddened by this tragic crash and is working to confirm their identities. The entire campus is affected by this tragedy; we offer our sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of the victims," the university said in a statement.
A
statement from Carleton University Wednesday afternoon said two members
of its community were also killed in the crash. Biology student Fareed
Arasteh and biology alumnus Mansour Pourjam were among the passengers on
the plane, according to the University.
"Our
thoughts are with Fareed’s and Mansour’s families, friends and
colleagues at this difficult time, and with everyone who has suffered
loss in this terrible tragedy," the university president Benoit-Antoine
Bacon said in the statement.
Roja
Azadian, who had travelled to Iran with her husband, was also killed in
the crash, her friends told CTV News. Her husband couldn't board the
return flight due to a ticket mix-up, so she went ahead alone, friends
told CTV.
Another
Ottawa resident, Fereshteh Maleki, who was visiting Tehran for her
daughter’s wedding, was also killed in the crash, according to CTV
News.
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