Protesters in Iran called for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down after the country admitted to shooting down a commercial airliner accidentally.

Video on social media shows demonstrators in front of Amirkabir University in Tehran chanting, “Commander in chief resign, resign.”



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People in #Iran have just begun the protest against de regime.

Students of Amirkabir university in Tehran chant slogans against the supreme leader!#IranProtests#IranPlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/rzr7w6Oaju — Alireza Azami (@Alireza__Azami) January 11, 2020



Hundreds of protesters also chanted, "Death to the dictator," during the protest against the Khamenei regime.





The protest came a day after Iran said it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian airliner and killed all 176 people on board. The downing came just hours after the Iranian military fired more than a dozen missiles at bases in Iraq housing American troops.

Victims of Wednesday’s crash included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans, and three British nationals.

The about-face by Iran, which originally claimed that a mechanical error was to blame, came after the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom said there was intelligence showing that Iranian anti-aircraft missiles took down the plane. Footage was also released showing the moment that the jet was shot down.

Ukraine’s president on Saturday insisted that Iran issue a full apology and pay the country after it shot down a Ukrainian airliner and killed all 176 people on board.

