Anger in Tehran escalated at the weekend over Iran's accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board
Protests that began as vigils to mourn those who died in the crash quickly turned into mass anti-government demonstrations, with calls for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down and for those responsible for downing the plane to be prosecuted.The crisis between the US and Iran is far from over"Death to the dictator," some chanted in the capital, Tehran, in footage posted on social media. In one video, demonstrators chanted,"Khamenei have shame. Leave the country.
""Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is watching," the President said, later retweeting his post in Farsi.Demonstrators chant during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine airliner crash in Tehran on January 11.
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