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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Police Call Woman's Death in Custody an 'Unfortunate Incident'

A man views a newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the country's "morality police" in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Iranian police said on Monday the death of a young woman in custody was an "unfortunate incident" which they do not want to see repeated, a semi-official news agency reported.

Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in Tehran last week by the morality police, sparking demonstrations against the authorities across the country by Iranians enraged by the treatment of women by security forces.

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