Four killed in Iran during protests over young woman's death in custody: Rights group

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DUBAI: Four people were killed in Iran's Kurdish region on Monday (Sep 19) when security forces opened fire during protests over the death of a woman in police custody, a Kurdish rights group said, on a third day of turmoil over an event that has

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdistan province, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in Tehran last week by the morality police, sparking demonstrations in numerous areas including the capital.

In the nationwide condemnations of Amini's death, the Persian hashtag #MahsaAmini reached nearly 2 million Twitter mentions. But her father has repeatedly said his daughter had no health problems, adding that she had suffered bruises to her legs. He held the police responsible for her death. Masoud Barzani, former president of Iraq's Kurdish region, sent condolences to Amini's family on Sunday, a statement said.

 

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