Candlelight Vigil Held in Toronto for Victims of the Ukrainian Airlines Plane Crash

Candlelight vigil at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 09, 2020 for the victims of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 plane crash. On 8 January 2020, the Ukrainian airliner crashed approximately six minutes after takeoff from Tehran airport killing all 176 people on board. Newly emerging video appears to show a missile being fired and hitting the plane. Leaders of Canada and Britain said that they have intelligence that the Ukrainian airliner was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada's intelligence, as well as intelligence provided by allies, shows that the commercial aircraft was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. 63 Canadian citizens were killed in the crash.