Iran has arrested several people for their "role" in the accidental shooting of a Ukrainian plane that killed 176 people.

"An extensive investigation has been conducted and a number of individuals have been arrested," Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said today, but did not provide further details of the number of people arrested or arrested. their identity.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier said the accidental shooting was "an unforgivable mistake" and that those responsible would be punished. He also called for the establishment of a special court to investigate the tragedy.

"The judiciary should set up a special court with a senior judge and dozens of experts," President Rouhani said. "This is no ordinary case. The whole world will follow this court."

A unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRCG) on January 8 mistakenly shot a 752 aircraft of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) on the outskirts of Tehran in the morning of January 8. All 167 passengers and 9 crew members died. Many victims are children, including an infant.

The crash of the Boeing 737-800 occurred about three hours after Iran raided two US bases in Iraq to take revenge on the US air raid to kill General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds task force of IRCG, on January 3. Protests have been taking place in Iran in recent days to protest the government over this tragic incident.