Hackers interrupt briefing by lawyers for those killed in airliner downed by Iran


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Jan 2022

People hold placards with images of the victims of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 which was shot down near Tehran by Irans Revolutionary Guards during a march to mark its first anniversary in Toronto Ontario Canada January 8 2021. REUTERSCarlos Osorio

People hold placards with images of the victims of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, which was shot down near Tehran by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, during a march to mark its first anniversary, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Hackers on Tuesday interrupted a video briefing by lawyers for relatives of those who died when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner, playing clips of loud music and showing sometimes violent images for more than two minutes.

The lawyers ended the Zoom call and restarted it without further incident. The briefing was held after a Canadian court this week awarded C$107 million ($84 million) to the families of six people who died when Iranian Revolutionary Guards downed the jet near Tehran two years ago.

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