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13/01/2020 GMT

Iran denies cover up over downed flight

BBC World Service - World Update, Iran denies cover up over downed flight

Anti-government protests have been taking place

Anti-government protests have been taking place.

The Iranian government has again rejected allegations that there was a cover up over the Ukrainian airliner which was shot down. Anti-government protests have been taking place in Iran. 

Also on the programme: anger continues in one of India's top universities over freedom of speech; and what can Queen Elizabeth II do to bring harmony back to Britain's royal household?

(Picture: Flowers and photos of the victims set up at a memorial service at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, for the victims of the Ukrainian passenger jet crash in Iran. Credit: Reuters/ Elliott)

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