Iran says it has made arrests over plane disaster as protests rage on

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested an undisclosed number of suspects accused o...

DUBAI - Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested an undisclosed number of suspects accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, as anti-government demonstrations triggered by the disaster entered a fourth day.

Protesters, with students at the forefront, have held demonstrations against the establishment since Saturday, some met by a violent police crackdown. Iran’s judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said some of those accused of having a role in the plane disaster had already been arrested. He did not identify the suspects or say how many had been held.

Iran’s government was already in a precarious position, with sanctions imposed by the United States having hammered its economy, causing public anger. Riot police have beaten some demonstrators with batons, social media posts show. Gunfire has also been heard, although police have denied shooting at protesters.

“We will meet in person in London to discuss the ways, including legal, how we are following this up,” Vadym Prystaiko said on Monday.

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