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| Iran plane crash: The victims of Ukraine Flight PS752 | Iran plane crash: The victims of Ukraine Flight PS752 |
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| A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after take-off in Iran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. | A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after take-off in Iran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. |
| In total, 82 Iranians and 63 Canadians were on board the Kyiv-bound Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said. | |
| There were also 11 victims - including nine crew members - from Ukraine, four Afghans, three Britons and three Germans. | There were also 11 victims - including nine crew members - from Ukraine, four Afghans, three Britons and three Germans. |
| Iran's head of emergency operations said 147 of the victims were Iranian, which suggests many of the foreign nationals held dual nationality. | Iran's head of emergency operations said 147 of the victims were Iranian, which suggests many of the foreign nationals held dual nationality. |
| A list of passengers was released by the airline, but the BBC is awaiting confirmation from people known to the victims. | A list of passengers was released by the airline, but the BBC is awaiting confirmation from people known to the victims. |
| Canada 'shocked and saddened' | |
| A number of the passengers on board the plane were reportedly students and university staff from Canada returning at the end of the holidays. | |
| They included Ghanimat Azhdari - a PhD student at the University of Guelph, Ontario. | |
| She specialised in promoting the rights of indigenous groups and her research group described her as "cherished and loved". | She specialised in promoting the rights of indigenous groups and her research group described her as "cherished and loved". |
| "A strong activist and advocate for the global indigenous peoples' movement, this is not only a loss for [us] but also for many communities, organisations and movements worldwide," the group said in a statement. | "A strong activist and advocate for the global indigenous peoples' movement, this is not only a loss for [us] but also for many communities, organisations and movements worldwide," the group said in a statement. |
| Toronto resident Alina Tarbhai was also among the victims, her employer, the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation (OSSTF), told the BBC. | Toronto resident Alina Tarbhai was also among the victims, her employer, the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation (OSSTF), told the BBC. |
| "She was respected and well-liked by all. Her passing represents a profound loss for all of us who worked with her," Harvey Bischof, president of the OSSTF, said in a statement. She was also an avid volunteer with Scouts Canada, and a "kind and generous soul", according to a friend on Facebook. | "She was respected and well-liked by all. Her passing represents a profound loss for all of us who worked with her," Harvey Bischof, president of the OSSTF, said in a statement. She was also an avid volunteer with Scouts Canada, and a "kind and generous soul", according to a friend on Facebook. |
| Forough Khadem, from Winnipeg, was also confirmed to have been on the flight. "Forough was a promising scientist and a dear friend," tweeted her colleague E Eftekharpour. | Forough Khadem, from Winnipeg, was also confirmed to have been on the flight. "Forough was a promising scientist and a dear friend," tweeted her colleague E Eftekharpour. |
| Ms Khadem was described as an outstanding scientific talent and a "rising star" by University of Manitoba Associate Professor Jude Uzonna, who she studied under during her PhD. | Ms Khadem was described as an outstanding scientific talent and a "rising star" by University of Manitoba Associate Professor Jude Uzonna, who she studied under during her PhD. |
| He described her as one of his best students - an ambitious talent who went on to get her doctorate in immunology and received multiple awards for her work. | He described her as one of his best students - an ambitious talent who went on to get her doctorate in immunology and received multiple awards for her work. |
| Ms Khadem was in Tehran visiting family, and Mr Uzonna said they had spoken briefly by text. He had been concerned about the security situation in Iran and she assured him she was on her way back to Canada. | Ms Khadem was in Tehran visiting family, and Mr Uzonna said they had spoken briefly by text. He had been concerned about the security situation in Iran and she assured him she was on her way back to Canada. |
| Pedram Mousavi and Mojgan Daneshmand, a married couple who taught engineering at the University of Alberta, were killed in the crash, along with their two daughters, Daria, 14, and Dorina, 9. | |
| A spokeswoman for Edmonton Public Schools told the BBC the whole community was grieving for the family. | |
| "Not everyone grieves in the same way at the same time, so our teachers will work with students in the coming days and weeks to ensure they have the support they need," said Megan Normandeau. | |
| The tragedy has touched nearly all of corners Canadian academia. | |
| The University of Windsor, in Ontario, confirmed five people from their school had died on the plane. Phd student Hamid Kokab Setareh and his wife Samira Bashiri, who was also a researcher at the school, were among those killed. | |
| "It was very devastating news," Setereh's professor Afshin Rahimi told CTV News. "I could not handle it and I had to run the class, but I was very emotional and I was also angry. I didn't know what to do at the moment because I was not expecting any of that." | |
| Arash Pourzarabi, 26,and Pouneh Gourji, 25, were graduate students in computer science at the University of Alberta, and had gone to Iran for their wedding, Reza Akbari, president of the Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton, told Reuters. | |
| Omid Arsalani told Canada's CBC national broadcaster that his sister Evin Arsalani, 30, had travelled to Iran to attend a wedding with her husband, Hiva Molani, 38, and their one-year-old daughter Kurdia. All three were killed in the crash. | Omid Arsalani told Canada's CBC national broadcaster that his sister Evin Arsalani, 30, had travelled to Iran to attend a wedding with her husband, Hiva Molani, 38, and their one-year-old daughter Kurdia. All three were killed in the crash. |
| "She was happy, she saw family members, all the people in the family she hasn't seen in years," Mr Arsalani said. | "She was happy, she saw family members, all the people in the family she hasn't seen in years," Mr Arsalani said. |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "shocked and saddened" by the news of the crash, offering "deepest condolences to those who have lost family, friends, and loved ones in this tragedy". | |
| Flags flew at half-mast across Canada, and vigils were being planned in several cities. | |
| Nearly all of the Canadian victims are believed to have also had Iranian citizenship. | |
| Tributes to British victims | |
| Three British nationals were among the victims. | |
| They have been named as Mohammed Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, who owned a dry cleaners in West Sussex, BP engineer Sam Zokaei from Twickenham, and and PhD student and engineer Saeed Tahmasebi, who lived in Dartford. | |
| Last year, Mr Tahmasebi married his Iranian partner, Niloufar Ebrahim, who was also listed as a passenger on the plane. | |
| At Prime Minister's Questions earlier, Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn both said their thoughts were with the families of those killed. | |
| Swedish children feared dead | |
| Ten Swedish nationals died in the crash. Many of them are believed to have also had Iranian citizenship. | |
| Swedish media report that several children were among the victims. | |
| Sweden's foreign ministry confirmed that Swedes were among those killed. It provided no further details. | |
| Ukrainian airline crew | |
| Nine of the 11 Ukrainian nationals killed were staff at Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). | |
| Valeriia Ovcharuk, 28, and Mariia Mykytiuk, 24, were among the flight attendants who died. | |
| On their social media accounts, which are now being filled with tributes, they frequently shared photographs from their travels. | |
| Valeria posted just two weeks ago from a hotel in Bangkok with the caption: "Work, I love you." | |
| Ihor Matkov, was flight PS752's chief attendant. The other three flight attendants were named by the airline as Kateryna Statnik, Yuliia Solohub and Denys Lykhno. | |
| Three pilots were on board at the time of the accident: Captain Volodymyr Gaponenko, First Officer Serhii Khomenko and instructor Oleksiy Naumkin. | |
| All three had between 7,600 and 12,000 hours experience flying a 737 aircraft, according to the airline. | |
| A former UIA pilot said he had flown together with each of the three pilots. Writing on Facebook, Yuri, who wanted to be known only by his first name, described them as "great pilots". |