Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Has Proof That The Ukrainian Plane Was Attacked By Iran

Prime Minister (PM) of Canada Justin Trudeau holds a meeting with his staff to discuss the issue of Iraq (Photo: Instagram @justinpjtrudeau)

JAKARTA - Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau will investigate the crash of a Ukrainian plane in Iran. The accident killed 176 passengers, 63 of whom were Canadian citizens. Prime Minister Trudeau also said that 138 passengers on the flight were on their way to Canada.

Some evidence suggests that the plane was downed by a missile launched by Iran. The plane crashed hours after Iran launched a missile into Iraq to destroy the headquarters of the United States (US).

The US media speculated that the plane might have crashed due to a misdirection, because Iran saw it as a US warplane. At that time, Iran was preparing for possible US retaliation for the previous attack.

Trudeau has received information from various intelligence and sources. Information he received indicated that the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile, but the shooting was likely accidental.

"This reinforces the need for a thorough investigation. Canadians have questions and they deserve answers," said Trudeau, quoted by the BBC, Friday, January 10, 2020.

But Trudeau said it was too early to blame Iran or draw any other conclusions. Trudeau also refused to go into detail about the evidence he got.

Earlier, Thursday, January 9, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Danylov said three possible causes of the plane crash were being considered, namely; aircraft collision with drones or other flying objects, destruction or engine explosion due to technical reasons, and the last is an explosion in an aircraft that is part of an act of terror.

Danylov said Ukrainian investigators, who were already in Iran, wanted to search for debris from the missiles at the crash site. Iran is known to have a missile defense system from Russia. The investigation will involve experts working on the investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

British PM Boris Johnson told Trudeau that Britain would work closely with Canada and other international partners affected by the accident. Speaking while in Canada, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said British nationals were advised not to travel to Iran after the downing of the Ukrainian plane.

"Given the information that Flight UIA 752 was shot down by an Iranian-launched missile, tensions are rising," said Foreign Minister Raab.

Iran also provides clarification on this matter. The head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAOI) Ali Abedzadeh said the plane initially headed west to leave the airport zone, but turned right due to obstacles and returned to the airport. But unlucky, when he turned back to the airport the plane had an accident.

Abedzadeh added that eyewitnesses saw the plane on fire before it crashed and the pilots had not made an emergency call before trying to return to Imam Khomeini Airport, Tehran, Iran.

"Scientifically, it is impossible for a missile to hit the Ukrainian plane and such rumors are absurd," Abedzadeh said.

Government spokesman Ali Rabiei described the report as "psychological warfare".

"All countries whose citizens are on the plane can send representatives and we urge Boeing to send representatives to join the black box investigation process," said Rabiei.