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17 dead in Iran protests: New state TV toll

AFP , Thursday 22 Sep 2022

Seventeen people have been killed in six straight nights of protests in Iran against the death of a young woman in morality police custody, state television reported in a toll update Thursday.

Tehran, Iran
Iranian demonstrators burning a rubbish bin in the capital Tehran during a protest, on September 21, 2022, for Mahsa Amini, days after she died in police custody. AFP

"Seventeen people, including demonstrators and policemen, have lost their lives in the events of the past few days," state television reported without giving a breakdown.

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