A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources. The destruction of the airliner, which carried 63 Canadians, “may well have been unintentional,” Trudeau told a news conference in Ottawa. “We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” he said. The Ukraine International Airlines flight to Kiev from Tehran crashed on Wednesday hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at US targets in Iraq, and Iranians were on high alert for a US military response. Trudeau said his government would not rest until it had obtained closure, transparency, accountability and justice. Earlier on Thursday, a US official, citing an extensive review of satellite data, said Washington had concluded with a high degree of certainty that anti-aircraft missiles brought down the plane. The official said the Boeing 737-800 had been tracked by Iranian radar. The US government believes Iran shot down the plane by mistake, three US officials said.<br/>
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a day of national mourning Thursday, promising to find the "truth" about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran which killed all 176 on board. "January 9 has been decreed a day of national mourning," the Ukrainian leader said in a video address. Zelensky Wednesday cut short a trip to Oman and flew back to Ukraine after the Boeing 737 flying from Tehran to Kiev crashed shortly after takeoff. It was the first fatal crash of the country's largest carrier, Ukraine International Airlines. "Ukraine's priority is to establish the causes of the catastrophe. We are undoubtedly going to get to the truth," Zelensky said. Some 45 Ukrainian security officials and experts flew to Tehran early Thursday to participate in the investigation, including "deciphering the black boxes" discovered by Iranian authorities at the crash site, Zelensky said. They will also seek to identify the Ukrainian victims with a view to repatriating their remains. Those who died on Flight PS752 were mostly Iranian and Canadian nationals, but they also included 11 Ukrainians.<br/>
Canadians held candlelight vigils in several cities Thursday to remember 63 citizens killed in a plane crash in Iran, in what Canada's prime minister called a "tragedy that shocked the world." Canada has been in mourning since Wednesday's crash of the Ukraine International Airlines flight bound for Kiev from Tehran that killed all 176 people aboard. It was the largest loss of life among Canadians since an Air India flight blew up in 1985 over the Atlantic Ocean, killing 268 people from Canada. PM Justin Trudeau, citing intelligence sources, said Thursday the Ukraine airlines plane was likely brought down by an Iranian missile. He added the airliner's destruction "may well have been unintentional." Iran denied reports the plane was hit by a missile. The crash occurred hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq hosting US troops, and when Iranians were on high alert for a US military response. "What happened yesterday was a tragedy, a tragedy that shocked not only Canada, but the world," Trudeau said. He has said 138 people on the plane were connecting to a flight to Canada. The flight was a popular transit route for Canadians traveling to Iran, in the absence of direct flights, and carried many students and academics heading home from the holidays.<br/>