OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Iran to hand over black boxes from last week's downed airliner to France, saying it has one of the few laboratories capable of properly examining them.
"There are only a few places, like France, that have laboratories that can do it," the prime minister explained. Prystaiko said Teheran would grant a team of investigators from Iran and Canada - as the countries that lost the most nationals - access to the recorders.Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed last week shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people onboard.Trudeau said on Friday another 29 were permanent residents and that Canada was the final destination for 138 of the 176 passengers and crew on the Kiev-bound plane, including visitors and students.
He said his government would provide C$25,000 to each family of the Canadian victims - both citizens and permanent residents - to assist with funeral arrangements, travel to Iran and other costs.But, he added,"I have met them and they can't wait weeks. They need support now."
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