Families From Canada Have Been Compensated For A Plane That Was Shot Down By Iran.

A Canadian court has awarded the relatives of six persons who died in a plane crash near Tehran in 2020 C$107 million (£62 million; $84 million), plus interest.

The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario awarded compensation to family members who had lost spouses, siblings, children, nieces and nephews.

After taking off, Ukraine International Airlines aircraft PS752 was attacked by two missiles. Iran claims the plane was mistaken for a US missile.

The whole 176-person crew perished.

There were 55 Canadians and 35 permanent residents in the group. The relatives launched a legal claim against Iran and other officials, alleging that they were responsible for the occurrence.

It was unclear how the money would be collected from Iran at the time. Mark Arnold, the relatives' lawyer, said his team would try to take Iranian assets in Canada and overseas, including oil ships.

According to the CBC, this is the first time that compensation has been given to the victims' relatives, and Iran has declined to defend itself in court.

According to a study released by the Canadian government last year, Iran was "totally culpable" for the plane's downing, which was the consequence of "incompetence" and "recklessness."

The incident occurred on January 8, 2020, and Iranian authorities originally denied culpability. However, when the evidence grew, the Revolutionary Guards' Aerospace Force claimed that an air defense unit mistook the Boeing 737-800 for a US missile.

Iran's air defenses were on high alert after the country fired ballistic missiles against two Iraqi military locations that housed US troops. This was in retribution for the five-day killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike in Baghdad.