When the plane crashed with more than 170 dead in Iran, several people from Germany are also believed to have died. The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz announced the loss of a young doctoral student. The Mayor of the Westphalian city of Werl reported the death of a mother and her two children aged four and eight. He invokes the woman’s brother. The dismay in both places is great.
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“It’s a very tragic thing,” Werl’s Mayor Michael Grossmann confirmed a report by “Soester scoreboard“, who first reported on the death of the family. The brother of the killed woman, who was training to become a car mechanic in Werl, came to the town hall on Thursday – and sought advice. The city administration informed him of the death of the The names of the wife and children can also be found on the passenger list published by Ukraine International Airlines, according to Grossmann, who are recognized asylum seekers with an Afghan passport who came from Iran to Germany and in 2017 to Werl the brother had already lived there.
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There has been contradictory information in the past few days as to whether Germans died in the crash. Shortly after the crash, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said three Germans were among the victims, The Federal Foreign Office then announced however, the federal government does not assume that German citizens were killed in the crash. A spokesman for the latest findings only said that one could not comment on individual cases. In principle, however, it is quite possible that even non-German citizens via a travel document issued by Germany feature.
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Mourning for Mainz doctoral student
Mayor Grossmann said he knew the 30-year-old mother, who worked as a teacher in Iran, from various encounters. In Werl she completed training in a medical practice, learned German quickly and was involved in the “Garden of Cultures” integration project. “It was a very intelligent and goal-oriented woman who wanted to achieve something in Germany.” Together with the brother, the Federal Foreign Office and the partner of the woman who was killed, they now wanted to discuss the next steps. For example, it is unclear whether the remains will be returned to Germany or buried in Iran, wherever there are family relationships.
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In Mainz announced the MPIMourning for a 29-year-old colleague who “died in a tragic incident near her hometown Tehran”. The MPI confirmed that this was the crash. The scientist’s name can also be found on the passenger list published by the airline. The institute writes of a “brilliant and talented doctoral student who was” a valued colleague and a dear friend ”.
The plane crashed in Iran on Wednesday with 176 people on board. Recently, indications that a accidental missile bombardment by Iran the cause could be. Governments in Canada and the UK report information that indicates this. This theory is also being followed in the US, according to media reports. Officially, the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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