Protesters piled pressure on Iran's leadership on Sunday with demands for top authorities to quit after the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when it had feared US strikes.
"They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here," dozens of protesters outside a university in Tehran chanted, according to video clips posted on Twitter. Scores of demonstrators were also shown gathered in other cities.
The social media posts could not be verified by Reuters. But state-affiliated media had reported protests on Saturday shortly after the Iranian military apologised for mistakenly bringing down the Ukrainian plane on Wednesday, killing all 176 aboard. Tehran residents told Reuters police were out in force in the capital on Sunday, as public anger boiled up following days of denials by the military that it was to blame, even as Canada and the US said a missile had brought the plane down.
Riot police fired teargas at thousands of protesters in the capital on Saturday, where many had chanted"Death to the dictator", directing their anger at the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Protests erupt again in Iran after admission of plane strikeProtesters piled pressure on Iran's leadership on Sunday with demands for top authorities to quit after the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when it had feared US strikes.
Read more »
Trump warns Iran against 'massacre' as protests erupt over jetliner downingUS President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new 'massacre' as protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane.
Read more »
Ukraine demands punishment, compensation for airliner downed by IranPresident Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Saturday that Iran punish those responsible for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and pay compensation.
Read more »
Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian plane killing 176 | IOL NewsIran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard and voiced deep regret, after ...
Read more »
Iran says unintentionally shot down Ukrainian airlinerIran on Saturday said it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week killing 176 people, calling it an 'unforgivable mistake'.
Read more »
Ramaphosa expresses support for Iran after US killing of Qasem SoleimaniPresident Cyril Ramaphosa called Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday to send convey his condolences on the death of a senior military commander and express support for Iran amid escalating tension with the US.
Read more »