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Jan 11, 2020
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Iranians Take to the Streets after Government Admits to Shooting Down Ukrainian Flight 752, Chant: The Islamic Republic Needs to Be Destroyed! Death to the Leader!

#7721 | 01:40
Source: Online Platforms

On January 11, 2020, Iranians took to the streets in protest after the General Staff of Iran’s armed forces admitted to having shot down Ukrainian Flight 752 from Tehran to Kiev on January 8, 2020. The protesters chanted: “Death to [Khamenei]!”; “The Islamic Republic needs to be destroyed!”; “Resignation wouldn’t be enough! You should be prosecuted!”; “Death to this Rule (of the Jurisprudent) after all those years of crime!”; “We didn’t sacrifice so many people just to compromise and laud the murderous Leader!”; “Shame on the IRGC’s people! Leave the country alone!” The videos were uploaded to various Internet sources, including MANOTO News (Iran).

 

Crowd chanting: "Resignation wouldn't be enough! Prosecution is needed! Resignation wouldn't be enough! Prosecution is needed! Resignation wouldn't be enough! Prosecution is needed!"

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Crowd chanting: "Death to this Rule [of the Jurisprudent] after all those years of crime! Death to this Rule [of the Jurisprudent] after all those years of crime! Death to this Rule [of the Jurisprudent] after all those years of crime!"

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Crowd chanting: "We didn't sacrifice so many people just to compromise and laud the murderous Leader!"

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Crowd chanting: "Oh IRGC members, shame on you! Leave the country alone! "Oh IRGC members, shame on you! Leave the country alone!"

Crowd breaks into cheers

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Crowd chanting: "The Islamic Republic should be annihilated! The Islamic Republic should be annihilated! The Islamic Republic should be annihilated! The Islamic Republic should be annihilated!"

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Crowd singing: "Oh treasonous religious scholars, may you become refugees! You turned the homeland into ruins! You killed the youth of the homeland! Allah Akbar! Death to you! Death to you! Death to you! Death to you! Death to you! Death to you! Death to you! Death to you!"

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