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Canadian PM Trudeau Blames U.S. ‘Escalation’ In Middle East For Death Of 57 Canadians

Joseph Curl
Canadian PM Trudeau Blames U.S. ‘Escalation’ In Middle East For Death Of 57 Canadians
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now blaming U.S. “escalation” in the Middle East for the death of 57 Canadians, who were killed when Iranian forces shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 on board.

Trudeau said the Canadians killed would be “home with their families” right now if tensions in the Middle East had not risen because of U.S. actions.

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