COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Countries whose citizens died when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner said Friday they want Iran to “do justice and make sure Iran makes reparations families of the victims and the countries affected. “
In a joint statement marking the one-year anniversary of the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, Ukraine, Canada, Britain, Afghanistan and Sweden said they wanted Tehran to “provide a complete and comprehensive explanation of the events and decisions that led to this terrifying plane crash. “
Sweden had previously said Iran had agreed to compensate the families of foreign victims.
The shooting of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard occurred the same night that Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on US soldiers in Iraq, in response to the US drone strike that killed the general. of the Qassem Soleimani guard in Baghdad on 3 January.
The plane was en route to the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Among the victims were 57 Canadian citizens, as well as 11 Ukrainians, 17 Swedes, four Afghans and four British citizens. Those in Sweden included Swedish nationals and people with a residence permit in the Scandinavian country.
At first, Iran had denied its involvement in the plane crash, but later announced that its military had shot down the Ukrainian airliner by mistake and unintentionally.
The statement was signed by the ministers of Afghanistan, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
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This story was corrected to remove the reference to France, which had no citizens on board the downed plane.