For a third consecutive day, anti-government protests have broken out in Iran after the country's military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176 people aboard. Since January 11, Iranian authorities have struggled to contain public anger over the government's handling of the incident. Initially, Iranian authorities repeatedly said it was impossible for the country's military to shoot down the civilian plane.
Iranian Protests Continue After Tehran Admits Shooting Down Passenger Plane
- By RFE/RL
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A gathering in front of Tehran's elite Sharif University on January 11. Iranian media reported that 14 of the Ukrainian plane victims were graduates of the university.
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Protesters at Sharif University in Tehran on January 11 were heard chanting, "Our leader is ignorant and a source of shame."
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Protesters gather in front of Sharif University in Tehran on January 11.
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A woman attending a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Ukrainian airliner crash talks to a policeman on January 11 at Tehran's Amir Kabir University.
