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Protests, vigils at Iran universities after Tehran admits Ukrainian plane shot down
Videos from Tehran show crowds holding vigils and protests at universities after Iran admitted shooting down a Ukrainian plane with 176 on board. Many of the passengers were Iranian students.
Hundreds of people can be seen outside the University of Amirkabir taking to the streets and chanting “there should be a trial. Resignations are not enough” and “constitution, referendum.”
within hours after IRGC admitting their “error” in shooting down the commercial plane #PS752, 100s showed up in protest, calling for justice: “there should be a trial, resignations are not enough” pic.twitter.com/ibqFynJFv4
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) January 11, 2020
The plane that was shot down carried multiple students from the university.
Candlelight vigils were also held in Tehran for the victims who perished on the plane. People lit candles next to photos of the deceased. One banner among the crowd read: "What is the costs of the war with the world? what is the cost of lying? #condolence to Iran."
The General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces admitted that the plane in question was shot down on Wednesday due to human error during the day when Tehran was responding to US killing Major General Qassem Soleimani.
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