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Iranian man shot dead by state forces after celebrating Iran's World Cup elimination, human rights group says

Iranian authorities have shot and killed a man celebrating the country's elimination from the 2022 World Cup, according to a human rights group, as the Islamic Republic intensified its attempt to quash dissent in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death in September.

The Oslo-based Iran Human Rights said 27-year-old Mehran Samak was one of many citizens celebrating the loss of Iran — the national team symbolises the regime to many Iranians — across the country after the United States claimed a one-nil victory in Qatar.

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