Langara student among 63 Canadians killed in Tehran plane crash

Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 17:23:16 +0000

A Langara College student was among the 63 Canadians killed when a Boeing 737 plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran. Iran‘s ISNA news agency named Delaram Dadashnejad as one of the victims, according to a Reuters story. The young student’s B.C. identity card was found among the wreckage. The card had a UBC address […]

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Iran strikes back, fires missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:17:22 +0000

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate. The strikes by Iran were a major escalation of […]

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