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IRAN - VIDEO OF A YOUNG WOMAN DYING
ON TEHRAN STREET
HAILED AS MARTYR - MEDIA REFERENCES
CNN: Commentary & Video:
Los Angeles Times:
"CNN
reports that pictures of the woman are appearing on posters in Tehran and she
is being hailed as a martyr. The network broadcast an excerpt of the video with
the face of the woman blurred out."
Sky News - International:
Footage
of a teenage girl dying on the street in Tehran has helped to rally
anti-government protesters inside Iran and around the world. Foreign media are
banned from reporting on non-official events in Iran, where the state censors
and regulates the information seen by its citizens and those abroad. But a
video clip showing a girl known as Neda, who is thought to have been no older
than 16, bleeding to death while frantic attempts are made to save her life has
been broadcast across the globe via the internet.Reports from the country say
the teenager had been watching Saturday's protests with her father when she was
shot by Iran's militia.A message posted with the original footage on YouTube
alleges she was intentionally shot in the chest.
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IRAN - GRAPHIC (Caution) VIDEO OF
WOMAN DYING ON STREET OF TEHRAN
DEAD WOMAN BEING HAILED AS MARTYR IN
IRAN
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