Mojgan Daneshmand and her husband Pedram Mousavi, both professors at the University of Alberta, died alongside their two daughters when a Ukrainian Airlines flight crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran. They were among the 63 Canadians killed
EDMONTON, Alberta - A newlywed couple that had traveled to Iran to get married were among the 63 Canadians killed when their Ukrainian Airlines flight crashed early on Wednesday, according to a community leader in the western Canadian city where 30 victims came from.
Arash Pourzarabi, 26, and Pouneh Gourji, 25, who were graduate students in computer science at the University of Alberta, had gone to Iran for their wedding, said Reza Akbari, president of the Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton. Her husband, Pedram Mousavi, a professor of mechanical engineering at the same college, and the couple’s two daughters, also died in the crash.Mousavi was “like a father,” student Hossein Saghlatoon told Reuters.
Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said he had been in touch with the government of Ukraine.“Our hearts are with the loved ones of the victims, including many Canadians,” he wrote on Twitter.
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