'I am shocked': mourners in Canada gather to grieve for Iran plane crash victims Mourners of a Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran gather for a memorial service at Western University in London, Ontario in Canada. One graduate says she is 'shocked' and that the incident was a 'tragedy that affected everybody'. The crash took place shortly after take-off from Tehran on January 8 killing all 176 people on board, most of them from Iran and Canada.