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Countries file UN complaint over Boeing 737-800 shot down by Iran in 2020

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a memorial service for those who died on flight PS752 [Arlyn McAdorey/Reuters]

Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine have filed a complaint with the United Nations civil aviation agency against Iran for shooting down a passenger plane in 2020, killing 176 people.

The four countries, which all had citizens on board the Ukraine International Airlines flight, accused Tehran of “using weapons against a civil aircraft in flight in breach of its international legal obligations”.

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