Published 14:53 IST, July 20th 2020
Canada confirms arrival of black boxes of downed Ukrainian jetliner in Paris
Canadian Foreign Minister confirmed that the black box of the Ukrainian jetliner, which was downed in Tehran killing all 176 people on board, has arrived in Par
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Canian Foreign Minister confirmed that black box of Ukrainian jetliner, which was downed in Tehran killing all 176 people on board, has arrived in Paris. Francois-Philippe Champagne took to Twitter to confirm arrival of black box after Iran delayed its release. black box is expected to be sent to Civil Aviation Safety Investigation and Analysis Bureau (BEA) on July 20.
Iranian officials have confirmed that jetliner was accidentally downed by its own missile after vehemently denying such claims for days. Before Iran took responsibility of “mistake”, Canian Prime Minister Trudeau h pointed towards preliminary review of evidence, indicating aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile.
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members of International Coordination and Response Group for victims of Flight PS752, which includes Cana, Ukraine, Sweden, Afghanistan and UK, issued a joint statement welcoming delivery of recorders to France's Civil Aviation Safety Investigation and Analysis Bureau. It said that arrival of black box was long overdue and is only a step towards completing safety investigation.
“We reiterate our demand for Iran to conduct full, transparent, and independent flight safety investigation in accordance with international standards,” statement re.
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'Human error'
Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran (CAOI) released a report on investigations last week, blaming "human error" and poor military communication for downing of plane. Earlier, Iranian government h denied any ‘cover-up’ after taking days confirm that Ukrainian jetliner was mistakenly downed by its own missile.
European Union (EU) later demanded an ‘independent and credible’ investigation, saying it important to launch a probe through a civil safety investigation conducted in line with International Civil Aviation Organisation rules. Coordination Group has vowed to continue working to ensure transparency, accountability and justice, including reparations, for families of victims of trdy.
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14:53 IST, July 20th 2020