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Iranian security forces stepped up patrols in Tehran, seeking to quell further anti-government protests after the regime admitted downing a Ukrainian passenger jet, triggering anger on the streets and global outrage.
Videos on social media, which couldn’t immediately be verified by Bloomberg, showed motorcycle-mounted security forces in green camouflage and anti-riot body armour stationed on the city’s Valiasr square on Sunday.
There was also a heavy police presence outside Tehran university.
In the face of the growing tensions, some of the organisers of a candlelight vigil that turned into an angry protest against the regime, were now urging people on social media to avoid a rally initially planned for 6 pm, local time, at the city’s landmark Azadi Square.
Anger spread across the globe after Iran’s leaders admitted that the military accidentally shot down the a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board, after mistaking it for a cruise missile.