
Canadian Prime Minister JustinTrudeau, responding to Iran's statement that a missile shot down a Ukrainian airliner this week, said on Saturday that his government sought afullinvestigationandfullcooperation from theIranian authorities.
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All 176 people on board, including 57 Canadians, were killed in Wednesday'scrashafter take-off from Tehran. Canada had said for several days it believed theplanewas downed by an Iranian missile, but until Saturday Iran had denied this.
In a statement issued by his office,Trudeausaid that Iran had now acknowledged that theplanewas brought down by its own armed forces.
"Our focus remains closure, accountability, transparency, and justice for thefamilies and loved ones of thevictims. This is a national tragedy, and all Canadians are mourning together,"hesaid.
"We will continue working with our partners around theworld to ensure a complete and thoroughinvestigation, and theCanadian government expectsfullcooperation from Iranian authorities.”