By Michael Safi
Protests in Tehran and other cities as media outlets join outcry at shooting down of Ukrainian jet
Riot police have been deployed in parts of Tehran the morning after tear gas was used to clear the streets of protesters angry at the government’s having mistakenly shot down a passenger jet killing all 176 people on board.
Images of dozens of demonstrators taking to the streets in the capital and other cities including Esfahan were circulating on social media on Sunday morning and activists were calling for mass mourning rallies, raising the possibility of fresh clashes between protesters and security forces.
Source: Iran deploys riot police as anti-government backlash grows
Category: Iran, World news, Middle East and North Africa, Protest
