Iranian protesters angry over the downing of Ukrainian Flight 752 claim they were met with bullets and teargas, as police deny shooting demonstrators

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• Iran's police denied shooting at protesters who demonstrated over the weekend after Iran admitted to shooting down a commercial plane and killing 176 people after days of denials.
• Witnesses say they were faced with live ammunition and teargas and saw people get shot as they took to the streets where multiple security forces were present, according to the UK's Guardian newspaper.
• Demonstrations have spread to multiple cities even though Iran has previously killed protesters. US President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday, telling Iran: "DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS."
• One witness told The Guardian: "They were firing teargas repeatedly, we couldn't see anywhere and we were screaming. We were getting blinded. Forces were firing teargas back to back. A young girl beside me was shot in the leg."
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Iran's police denied shooting at protesters on Monday as fury over the country shooting down a commercial plane, killing dozens of its own citizens, brought people on the streets over the weekend.

Protests and vigils began in Iran on Saturday and continued on Sunday, sparked by the government admitting that it shot down Ukrainian Flight 752 in error, killing all 176 people on board after days of denials.

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