Western intelligence shows that Iran was responsible for the plane crash, suggesting that the deaths of those aboard were a consequence of the heightened tensions between Washington and Iran. Some reports say the Iranian government at first tried to cover up what happened by quickly clearing up and hiding the debris and refusing to hand over the plane’s black box. But US and Canadian intelligence operatives caught them in the act of locking the target with radar and launching two missiles that brought it down.
Trudeau says be sure
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, citing a preliminary review of the evidence, called for a full investigation “to be convinced beyond all doubt.” The jetliner was carrying 63 Canadians among its some 176 passengers and crew. “We recognize that this may have been done accidentally,” Mr. Trudeau said at a news conference in Ottawa. “The evidence suggests very clearly a possible and probable cause for the crash.”
