Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Iran to hand over black boxes from last week\u2019s downed airliner to France, saying it has one of the few laboratories capable of properly examining them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIran does not have the level of technical expertise and mostly the equipment necessary to be able to analyze these damaged black boxes quickly,\u201d Trudeau said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, he told a press conference, \u201cthe right place to send those black boxes to get proper information from them and in a rapid way\u201d is France, adding \u201cthat is what we\u2019re encouraging the Iranian authorities to agree to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prystaiko said Tehran would grant a team of investigators from Iran and Canada as the countries that lost the most nationals access to the recorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trudeau said Friday another 29 were permanent residents and that Canada was the final destination for 138 of the 176 passengers and crew on the Kiev-bound plane, including visitors and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After initial denials, Iran admitted it shot down the plane \u201cunintentionally\u201d while on high alert after firing missiles at US troops stationed in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Ottawa, Trudeau also pledged interim funds for families of the Canadian victims of the crash, but said he ultimately expects Iran to pony up full compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, he added, \u201cI have met them and they can\u2019t wait weeks. They need support now.\u201dNo Canadian remains so far recovered from the crash have been repatriated. Trudeau said he expects the first to arrive in Canada \u201cin the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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