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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752/AUI752) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv, operated by Ukraine International Airlines.On 8 January 2020, the Boeing 737-800 flying the route was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shortly after takeoff, [4] [5] [6] killing all 176 occupants on board.
The protests took place after it was revealed that Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, on the 8th of January 2020. The Boeing 737-800 operating the route was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] all 176 passengers ...
According to the speaker of the Iranian national aviation agency, the number of victims was 176, including 167 passengers and 9 flight crew. [13] According to Iranian officials, 146 passengers used Iranian passports to leave Iran, [14] and most of them were heading back to Canada via Ukraine after their winter holidays.
On Jan. 8, 2020, Hamed Esmaeilion's wife and young daughter were among the 176 people who were killed when Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.
Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 IrAn-140: Tehran, Iran 40 fatalities; 8 injured: Feb 18, 2018 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704: ATR 72-212 near Semirom, Iran 65 fatalities: Jan 8, 2020 Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752: Boeing 737-8KV: near Parand, Iran 176 fatalities: Jan 27, 2020 Caspian Airlines Flight 6936: MD-83: city of Mahshahr ...
Macaire was arrested on 11 January 2020 during protests in Tehran about the shooting down of Flight 752 to Ukraine, but released shortly afterwards. [11] [12] In reaction, the FCO described his arrest as "a flagrant violation of international law", and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab suggested that Iran was engaged in a "march to pariah status". [13]
On the same day, the IRGC mistakenly shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, killing all 176 passengers and crew aboard, including 82 Iranian citizens. This triggered another wave of Iranian anti-government protests (part of the larger 2019–2020 Iranian protests ), with many Iranians calling for the removal of Supreme Leader Ali ...
Iran has experienced numerous nationwide protests and civil unrest since 2016, including the 2016 Cyrus the Great Revolt, 2017–2018 Iranian protests, 2018–2019 Iranian general strikes and protests, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests (in January 2020).