Demonstrators gathered at universities in Tehran, calling for senior officials to go.
Iran admitted "unintentionally" hitting the plane after initially denying it amid rising tensions with the US.
The plane, en route to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was shot down near Tehran last Wednesday, shortly after Iran had launched missiles at two airbases housing US forces in Iraq.
"This afternoon, January 12, the British ambassador to Tehran, Robert Makhar, was summoned to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs because of unusual behavior and presence at an illegal meeting.
According to the deputy head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Arakchi, Makar was released 15 minutes later - immediately after his identity was established. The US State Department called on Iranian authorities to apologize publicly for the detention of the ambassador, and British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab called the incident a gross and groundless violation of international law.
Kiev will pay $ 8.3 thousand to the families of Ukrainians who died in Iran.
"We know that UIA (Ukraine International Airlines - Ed.) Decided to compensate the families of the crew members who died in this tragedy. We will ensure that the families of each deceased receive the insurance payment stipulated by the Montreal Convention. Despite this, the Ukrainian government will allocate an additional 200 thousand hryvnias (8.3 thousand dollars) to each family affected by this tragedy, "Goncharuk said in a video message posted on his Facebook page.
"It is extremely important for us that next week - until January 19 - the bodies of the dead be returned to Ukraine so that their relatives can say goodbye to them," Zelensky’s press service quotes.
Iran admitted "unintentionally" hitting the plane after initially denying it amid rising tensions with the US.
The plane, en route to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was shot down near Tehran last Wednesday, shortly after Iran had launched missiles at two airbases housing US forces in Iraq.
"This afternoon, January 12, the British ambassador to Tehran, Robert Makhar, was summoned to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs because of unusual behavior and presence at an illegal meeting.
Kiev will pay $ 8.3 thousand to the families of Ukrainians who died in Iran.
"We know that UIA (Ukraine International Airlines - Ed.) Decided to compensate the families of the crew members who died in this tragedy. We will ensure that the families of each deceased receive the insurance payment stipulated by the Montreal Convention. Despite this, the Ukrainian government will allocate an additional 200 thousand hryvnias (8.3 thousand dollars) to each family affected by this tragedy, "Goncharuk said in a video message posted on his Facebook page.
"It is extremely important for us that next week - until January 19 - the bodies of the dead be returned to Ukraine so that their relatives can say goodbye to them," Zelensky’s press service quotes.
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