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Protests break out at funeral of Iranian woman who died after morality police arrest

Head-to-toe veiled Iranian women cross a street in Tehran, Iran on April 22, 2018. © Vahid Salem, AP

Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who died after being detained by morality police enforcing strict hijab rules, and security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators.

Videos posted on social media showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans after gathering in Saqez, hometown of Mahsa Amini. They came from nearby cities in Iran's Kurdistan province to mourn the 22-year-old who died in a hospital in the capital Tehran on Friday.

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