What we know about the Canadians killed in airliner tragedy.

Iranian plane crash victims names. Out of 176 people who died in a plane crash near Tehran 63 were Canadians. The full list of crash victims is available on UIAs website. There were also 10 Swedish four Afghan three German and three British nationals killed in the crash.

As reported Ukraine International Airlines UIA plane heading from Tehran to Kyiv crashed shortly after taking off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport at about 0600 Tehran. Western University has confirmed that four of its students were among the victims of the plane crash. Arash Pourzarabi and Pouneh Gourji both graduate students studying computer science at the University of Alberta were coming back to Edmonton after celebrating their wedding in Iran.

The crash was first suspected to be the result of a mechanical issue on the way to Kyiv but Irans Revolutionary Guard acknowledged on Saturday that the plane was accidentally shot down by one of its missiles. A memorial for University of Alberta professors Mojgan Daneshmand and Pedram Mousavi who were married and were killed in the Ukrainian airline crash in Iran. Facebook photo Roja Azadian Tehran crash victim Photo by Facebook Postmedia Another Ottawa resident killed in the crash was Fereshteh Maleki Dizaje 41.

The airline released a list of. Saharnaz Haghjoo and her eight-year-old daughter Elsa were also killed in the crash. Pedram Mousavi and Mojgan Daneshmand a married couple who taught engineering at the University of Alberta were killed in the crash along.

A Ukraine International Airlines UIA flight crashed shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital Tehran on 8 January killing all 176 passengers and crew members on board. It came in the. The names of the three British victims have now been released.

NEWS 1130 Photo Collage. Two newlywed couples are identified among the 63 Canadian victims killed when their Ukrainian Airlines jet crashed in Iran Canadian newlyweds Arash. The couple married on New Years Day.