MONTREAL, April 13 — Ottawa and other countries asked Tehran to delay downloading data on the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian international flight, because of coronavirus travel restrictions, Canada said yesterday. Iran had in March agreed to hand over black boxes from Flight 752 to Ukraine...
Security inspection at the site where the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. — Wana pic via Reuters
Iran had in March agreed to hand over black boxes from Flight 752 to Ukraine or France for analysis — a move welcomed by Canada and Ukraine. Last week, Iran contacted the countries involved to ask when they could send experts to help download the data off the black boxes, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada .
The Iranian military had admitted that the plane was shot down due to “human error.” Out of the 176 victims, 57 were Canadian citizens and 29 were permanent residents in Canada.
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