Hassan Rouhani

Iran ' s admission, it is "accidentally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet sparked demands for justice for the 176 people on Board were killed.

The calls were led by the Ukrainian President and the Prime Minister of Canada, lost 57 nationals.

Social Media footage has shown, to terminate the protests in Iran, some of them are calling for the Supreme leader Ali Khamenei .

The plane was shot down on Wednesday, hours after Iran's two air bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq had failed.

These rocket attacks were Iran's response to the US killing of senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani . He died in a drone strike in Baghdad on 3. January.

had denied Iran initially reported its missile had brought the plane, with a spokesman accusing Western Nations "and in psychological warfare".

the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, on the way to Kiev, came close to Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, shortly after take-off. Victims included dozens of Iranians and Canadians, and nationals from the Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Germany.

the Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has called for Iran to "bring the culprits to the courts", the repatriation of The Remains of The Victims , compensation for damages, to give total access to Ukrainian officials and the issue of an apology through diplomatic channels.

He later spoke with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and said he had been assured That "all persons involved are considered in this air-disaster accountable".

the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau also spoke with the Iranian President.

Mr. Trudeau said he was "outraged and angry" and had said of Mr Rouhani That there is a full investigation with "full clarity must, could have been such a terrible tragedy."

Mr. Trudeau said: "Canada will not rest until we get accountability, justice and closure to the families deserve. You are hurt, angry and saddened, and they want answers. "

He said Mr Rouhani had in the escalation of a commitment to de-and added That the Canadian crash investigators were due to arrive in Tehran in the near future.

U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo tweeted video of the protests in Iran, said: "The Voice of the Iranian people is clear. Are you tired with The Regime of lies, corruption, incompetence and brutality of the Iranian revolutionary guard [IRGC] under Khamenei ' s kleptocracy. We stand with the Iranian people deserve a better future. "

UK PM, Boris Johnson , said Iran, the shooting was an "important first step" and de-escalation was now important.

The shooting came in a statement on state television on Saturday Morning .

He said The Flight PS752 had turned to a "sensitive military centre" of The Revolutionary guards, The Force Set Up to defend the country's Islamic system, and a "flying body attitude and altitude had an enemy Target ".

had Brig-traded Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, The Revolutionary guards' aerospace commander, said, a missile operator, to be independent and alone, mistaking the plane for a "cruise missile" because there were reports That such missiles were fired at Iran.

"He had to decide in 10 seconds of time. He could have decided to strike or not to strike, and under such circumstances he took the wrong decision," Gen Hajizadeh said.

"He was compelled to make contact and receive verification. But apparently, his communication system had some faults. "

Gen Hajizadeh said the armed forces would prevent the modernisation of their systems, That such "errors" in The Future .

he said He "wished he was dead", after being told of the missile strike.

Gen Hajizadeh also said a request had been made, for a no-fly zone in the area prior to The Incident , but, for reasons That are unclear, this was rejected.

he said he had informed The Authorities about what had happened on Wednesday, raising questions about why Iran denied involvement in so long.

Ayatollah Khamenei said That the competent authorities "is proof of Human Error ", and That he had asked to "take the necessary measures to prevent" such an incident happens again.

President Rouhani said: "Iran deeply regrets That this catastrophic error. "He swore for the prosecution of those responsible.

Foreign Minister Javad Zarif apologized to the families of The Victims , but laid part of the blame on the USA. "Human errors in a time of crisis, caused by US adventurism has led [this] is a disaster," he said.

about The Crash . He had earlier said That Iran was "confident" That a rocket had not launched.

"I gave the official results. That [a] rocket could not be fired, and hits the Ukrainian aircraft in this period," he said. "I beg your pardon. "

the BBC's Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet , says the Iranian leader', the recording is very unusual and comes at a crucial moment. Iran has decided That it must have, to prevent this disaster triggering another war of words with The West or further angering his own people, she says.

Some video footage on Social Media of protests in Central Tehran has been shown, with the people calling for resignations and accused the officials of dishonesty.

protests have been reported, the Sharif and Amir Kabir universities.

Some of the protesters chanted, demanding the resignation of The Commander -in-Chief - Ayatollah Khamenei.

The semi-official Fars news agency carried a rare report of the anti-government unrest, namely up to 1,000 people had gathered, chanting slogans against the leader and rip up pictures of Soleimani.

A Number of Social Media users wondered why Iranian officials did not do responsibility is accepted earlier, will appear only after international pressure.

A wrote: "her mistake was accidental. Your lie was intended. People should not be lied to under the guise of expediency. "

Some users changed profile pictures to black to mourn the loss of the people on the plane.

Sadegh Zibakalam , a political scientist and former University professor based in Tehran, said it was difficult to see how the officials were able to escape from this as "almost every man has lied, during the last Three Days ".

Several of the problems anger can cause. Ukraine International Airlines ' vice president Igor Sosnovsky said, the Iran of The Airport should be closed at the time, the words, it is absolutely irresponsible not to be "human" to do it.

There was No Warning about the potential threat, he said.

The airline expressed anger at the proposal, the aircraft was derailed may, of course, say That it was referred to within the trajectory of the Iranian airport dispatcher.

A statement later on Saturday from the Iranian Civil aviation organization, told the Tasnim news agency, made clear That there was no evidence the plane had departed.

Source of news: bbc.com