Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Iranian capital following the incident in which a civilian plane was accidentally shot down by air defense forces • Protesters called derogatory calls against Supreme Leader Khamenei • Security forces use tear gas • Revolutionary Guards commander called for clarification following the case

• Demonstration in Tehran // AP

Hundreds of Iranians took to Tehran streets on Saturday to protest the toppling of the Ukrainian plane in the city last week, and the responsibility of the Revolutionary Guards to drop the plane. "Revolutionary Guards brought disgrace to our country," protesters shouted. In addition to calls against the Revolutionary Guards, the protesters called for condemnation by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Protesters took to the streets of Tehran after the Revolutionary Guards Air Force commander Amir Hajiyazadeh held a press conference in which he acknowledged that his anti-aircraft system had intercepted the Ukrainian passenger plane taking off from Khomeini Airport in Tehran.

#BREAKING: It is taking place now in #AmirKabir University of #Tehran, thousands of students are protesting against # Iran's Islamic Regime & #IRGC over shot-down of Flight # PS752 of #Ukraine International Airlines by a Tor-M1 SAM system of #IRGCASF. pic.twitter.com/dN8bUK4U3v

- Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) January 11, 2020

Demonstrations in Tehran

"I wish I had died and this event would not have happened," Hajiazadeh said tearfully, "We are sacrificing ourselves for our people for a lifetime and finally we despise ourselves and have to stand in front of a camera to explain. We in the Revolutionary Guards take responsibility for the event and are ready to accept And implement every decision the administration makes. "

"Our troops were on high alert for a confrontation with the US forces," the Air Force commander continued. "An error in the anti-aircraft system led to the identification of the Ukrainian aircraft as a cruise missile and therefore, in view of the fact that we were on maximum alert due to the US threat of response, we intercepted it. It was a human error that caused this tragedy. "

Hajiazadeh added, "The officials and government officials who until yesterday denied the missile hit are not to blame. They said what they knew, the blame was upon us. We were ready for an all-out war at the time. We had information about cruise missiles fired at Iran. "

Hajizada concluded: "It was a mistake for a man to cause this tragedy. The person responsible for the anti-battery battery had ten seconds to make a decision, and there was also a failure in the communications networks. The United States also bears partial responsibility for dropping the plane because it is the one that started the escalation. "Tomorrow Revolutionary Guards Commander Hussein Salami will face the Iranian row council, with the aim of providing explanations for the case.